The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2023 by Lia Leendertz

The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2023
by Lia Leendertz

Genre: reference

I’ve always been an outdoor girl, a lover of nature. Brought up in a family where Sunday mornings meant looking to see what Adam the Gardener had to say for the upcoming week, and with Nan’s readings from Old Moore’s almanac I love this sort of book. I have it as an epub on my pc, but tbh I’d love to buy the book as a to-hand reference. I think books like this are one of the few that are better in print than on kindle/pc.
Its a fabulous mix of plants and the stars, recipes for the month, tide tables etc, a real nature lovers journal. I plan on reading each month next year at the end of the previous one, looking at whats ahead, whats in store. It reminds me of how big the world is, how long its been going and really how minute and shallow our place in it is.
Beautifully illustrated, it would make a great gift for any lover of the natural world.

Stars: five. A fabulous read to treasure and dip into each month.

ARC supplied by netgalley and publishers.