to celebrate richard mabey's 80th birthday, a reissue of the seminal nature cure, originally published in 2005 to great acclaim. at the height of his career, the author and naturalist fell in to a deep and all consuming depression. unable to rise from his bed, his face turned to the wall, mabey found that the touchstones of his life - his love for nature and the land - could no longer offer him solace. but over time, with help from friends and a move to East Anglia, he slowly recovered, finding a new partner, and a new relationship with landscape. nature cure, full of nuance and energy, was a pioneering book in the genre that has since become known as new nature writing, and received many plaudits on publication.

for this new hardback edition, richard has written a new foreword and the publisher has commissioned a new jacket by the celebrated artist michael kirkman.

248 pages, hardback