The nature memoir is something of a publishing phenomenon just now – but I can’t imagine a time when I’ll weary of hearing about yet another book in which I get to read of another’s life experience set within the context of the natural world. In this episode, I talk to Alice Vincent about how she found the process of writing Rootbound. Rewilding a Life, and some of the key themes of the book.
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Sometimes, good things have to fall apart, so that better things can fall together. Whether or not we can confidently attribute this insight to Marilyn Monroe, it’s particularly apt for this, the second book from Alice Vincent. Over the course of Rootbound, the life of the author unravels and then – to the rhythms of the natural world – knits back together, entirely stronger, stranger, and more wild.
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