The missing musk

£12.99

Bob Gilbert is a detective of the natural world. He’s motivated by the curious, everyday phenomena found in wild places and by what these stories tell us about our relationship with nature. Mixing history, memoir and nature writing, ‘The Missing Musk’ takes the reader on a journey of discovery, uncovering the truth behind mysteries and myths from across the natural world.

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‘Utterly fascinating and intriguing’
NEIL ANSELL, author of The Last Wilderness

‘Captivating’
LEE SCHOFIELD, author of Wild Fell

‘A joyful celebration’
LEV PARIKIAN, author of Into the Tangled Bank

‘A perfect mix of whodunnit and wonder’
JAMES ALDRED, author of Goshawk Summer

To the Victorians, the musk plant was prized for its intoxicating perfume. Yet in 1913 all the musk plants in the world suddenly stopped smelling.

Unable to resist the lure of the mystery, Bob Gilbert turns detective. From the London Underground to Scotland’s Pentland Hills, from uncovering a possible murder to confronting the unsettling silence of the yew tree, The Missing Musk mixes history, nature writing and science to uncover the truth behind six of nature’s great enigmas.

Weight 0.22 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 2.6 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

320
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

578.0941 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K