I’ve had a bit of a natter about cabins in the woods, solitude and rewilding – around two lovely books: Sylvain Tesson’s Consolations of the Forest and George Monbiot’s Feral.
‘Some people can dine exclusively by feasting their eyes on a landscape,’ Tesson writes. I am one of those people. Though I do my feasting through books as much as in the real world, perhaps more. I have something of a passion for nature writing …. more here: http://meanjin.com.au/blog/post/what-i-m-readinginga-simpson