All travel writers, at some point, are forced to reckon with the domestic. Having written two books from frontlines of the Democratic Republic of Congo and refugee camps in Kenya, Ben Rawlence finds himself reconsidering the purpose of his work after the birth of his two daughters. Aware from his reporting how an unravelling climate is already destabilising lives across the world, he turns his gaze homeward, committing to family life in Wales and wrestling with how best to equip his children for the future. Think Like a Forest is told through a series of frank and heartfelt letters ...

 

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