New! A Life Outside: Hope Bourne on Exmoor

‘A Life Outside’ is the first biography of nature writer and artist Hope Bourne.

Sympathetic, critical and honest, it draws on detailed original research from The Exmoor Society’s archive and interviews with people who knew her well. Beautifully written by Sara Hudston with a foreword by Charles Foster, the book also includes some of Hope’s original pencil drawings and a selection of extracts from her local newspaper column, never before republished.

Among the best of Bourne’s writing, these short pieces reveal her daily life on Exmoor and her exceptional connection to nature.

Hope Bourne was one of the twentieth century’s most extraordinary nature writers. Forgotten for many years, Bourne’s life and work is now being rediscovered by a new generation of readers, who are increasingly enthralled by her writing and ideas.

“A masterpiece of detective work. The story is beautifully told and relentlessly fascinating.”
Charles Foster