LOSING EDEN, BY LUCY JONES

Publisher: Penguin £20.00

Today, many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness.

For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that we need communion with the wild to feel well.

Now, in the moment of our great migration away from the rest of nature, more scientific evidence is emerging to confirm its place at the heart of our psychological well-being.

So what happens, asks journalist Lucy Jones, as we lose our bond with the natural world – might we be losing part of ourselves?

Losing Eden is a journey through this new research, exploring how and why connecting with the living world can so drastically affect our health. A rallying cry for a wilder way of life, which might just save the living planet and ourselves.