📗 Libro en inglés A MUDLARKING YEAR

An absolute treasure trove of sound advice and historical detail Katherine May A delightful and a profound meditation on the variety of human experience Ian Mortimer Lara Maiklem is a phenomenon She elevates trudging around in the mud to an epic gallivant through our past Dan SnowFor over two decades Lara Maiklem has been scouring the banks of the tidal Thames looking for objects lost or discarded that tell forgotten stories In this charming sequel to the bestselling Mudlarking Lara widens her search beyond the river and reflects on life lived post pandemic reminding us that it s possible to draw meaning in the most unlikely of places As she searches the foreshore through the changing seasons she is at times aided by the gentle illumination of the falling winter sun or hindered by bright summer skies and lashing rain Yet by working in harmony with the unpredictable terrain she finds solace in aligning with the elements and uncovering the treasures that are bestowed by the tide From medieval pilgrim badges and Tudor love tokens to Georgian wig curlers and Victorian pottery each passing day unearths ordinary and extraordinary objects that tell the rich story of London s past and its inhabitants A Mudlarking Year is a gentle ode to nature history and