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Elixir

In the Valley at the End of Time

Innbundet
Engelsk
Elixir
Elixir
  • Forfatter: Kapka Kassabova
  • Format: Innbundet
  • Antall sider: 400
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9781787333260
  • Utgivelsesår: 2023
  • Bidragsyter: Kassabova, Kapka
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Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place

''Dark and mysterious and beautiful''
FINANCIAL TIMES

''Alchemical prose... She had me under her spell''
GUARDIAN, *BOOK OF THE DAY*

Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight of the ecological and cultural disinheritance that the people of this valley have suffered. Yet, in her search for elixir, she also finds reasons for hope. The people of the valley ar