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Spring
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Michael Morpurgo
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 20 March 2025
- Run Time
- 2 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'A joyous meditation on the season of new beginnings' THE TIMES
'Uplifting and enchanting.' JOANNA LUMLEY
'Spring is a delight. We are all the richer for what he sees.' PHILIP PULLMAN
Michael Morpurgo has lived on a farm deep in rural Devon for more than forty years. In Spring, he observes the season unfold around him, as fragile new shoots emerge, buds turn to blossom and grey skies give way to blue.
As the natural world shakes off a long winter, Michael watches lambs being born on the farm, delights in a fanfare of bluebells in the woods, and sings to the birds, dressed in his wellies and dressing gown. He shares small moments of joy found in the back garden, as well as more dramatic encounters with sparrowhawks, hares and otters.
With new poems and reminiscences about childhood and springs gone by, this is an enchanting memoir of a season from one of the world's best-loved authors.
'Full of vibrant colour and most of all, heart and soul.' CLARE BALDING
'A book full of love for, and gentle humour about, the rural lifestyle amid the most cherished of seasons.' COUNTRYLIFE
'A reflective read - a gentle nostalgic step back in time to his life and his observations about how some things change and others don't.' DAILY MIRROR
Critics Review
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Michael Morpurgo spins his magic and invites us to look at something as familiar as springtime with new and loving eyes. Uplifting and enchanting, it is a celebration of life by our master story-teller.
JOANNA LUMLEY
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'This book has the same effect as spring itself, it brings hope and joy. It is full of vibrant colour and most of all, heart and soul.'
CLARE BALDING
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Michael Morpurgo's Spring is a delight, just as the season is. It's the voice of a good man talking about things he loves, and in focusing on the spring he doesn't neglect the presence in the past and in the future of the other seasons, and their inevitability, and he's probably done more than anyone to foster these qualities in generations of children, through his books as well as his charity 'Farms for City Children'. But one of his greatest qualities is that he sees things clearly and writes about them well; like Thomas Hardy, "He was a man who used to notice such things." We are all the richer for what he sees.
PHILIP PULLMAN
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[He writes] as if he were personally introducing us to his favourite blossom trees and most beloved birds. As we accompany him on this informal wander, we learn that he often - perhaps unsurprisingly - talks to the trees and sings to 'his' blackbirds... this is a book full of love for, and gentle humour about, the rural lifestyle amid the most cherished of seasons.
COUNTRYLIFE
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A lyrical portrait of spring on the Devon farm where the author of Warhorse has lived for nearly half a century.
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Much-loved British author Morpurgo takes us on a deeper journey of discovery as the frost begins to
melt and a world of possibilities unravel around his Devonshire farm. Migrating birds begin
returning home to nest after the bitter chill, as wild flowers and trees start to blossom and the
days grow longer... Morpurgo's friendly tone gives us an insight into spring on Nethercott Farm, and
the circle of life in this season of hope.DAILY MIRROR
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Details
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Michael Morpurgo
- Duration
- 2 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399728874
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Biography and non-fiction prose, Agriculture and farming
Synopsis
MICHAEL MORPURGO'S FIRST BOOK OF ADULT NON-FICTION IN FORTY YEARS'A joyous meditation on the season of new beginnings' THE TIMES'Uplifting and enchanting.' JOANNA LUMLEY'Spring is a delight. We are all the richer for what he sees.' PHILIP PULLMANMichael Morpurgo has lived on a farm deep in rural Devon for more than forty years. In Spring, he observes the season unfold around him, as fragile new shoots emerge, buds turn to blossom and grey skies give way to blue.As the natural world shakes off a long winter, Michael watches lambs being born on the farm, delights in a fanfare of bluebells in the woods, and sings to the birds, dressed in his wellies and dressing gown. He shares small moments of joy found in the back garden, as well as more dramatic encounters with sparrowhawks, hares and otters. With new poems and reminiscences about childhood and springs gone by, this is an enchanting memoir of a season from one of the world's best-loved authors.'Full of vibrant colour and most of all, heart and soul.' CLARE BALDING'A book full of love for, and gentle humour about, the rural lifestyle amid the most cherished of seasons.' COUNTRYLIFE'A reflective read - a gentle nostalgic step back in time to his life and his observations about how some things change and others don't.' DAILY MIRROR
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