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SUMMARY:Forth Valley Biodiversity Book Club - The Overstory
DESCRIPTION:Join us for one or both of our friendly online book club discussions. No expertise is needed! Just read the book (or as much as you can!)\, bring a cuppa\, and enjoy an engaging conversation with fellow readers. \n\n31 August\, 7.00–8.00pm – A Sky Full of Kites by Tom Bowser\n7 September\, 7.00–8.30pm – The Overstory by Richard Powers\n\nA Sky Full of Kites by Tom Bowser\, Monday 31 August | 7.00–8.00pm \nShortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award \nRed kites were once Britain’s most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they’d been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When some reintroduced kites began roosting on their 1\,400-acre farm at Argaty in Perthshire\, Tom Bowser’s parents\, Lynn and Niall\, decided to turn their estate into a safe haven. They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them\, learn about them and fall in love with them. \nA Sky Full of Kites is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project\, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland\, but it is also much more than that. Ill at ease with the traditional rural values of livestock farming\, Lynn and Niall’s son Tom\, who returned to work on the farm after a career in journalism\, reveals his passion for nature and his desire to dedicate his family’s land to conservation. \nYou can visit this project which is local to Forth Valley\, based just outside of the village of Doune. Argaty Red Kites\n \nThe Overstory by Richard Powers\, Monday 7 September | 7.00–8.30pm \nWinner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize\, The Overstory by Richard Powers is an epic\, sweeping environmental novel that reimagines humanity’s relationship with the natural world. It follows nine distinct\, seemingly unrelated strangers whose unique life experiences draw them into a desperate\, last-stand effort to save ancient virgin forests in the Pacific Northwest \nA thought-provoking novel celebrating trees\, interconnectedness and the natural world. \nPlease select the ticket for the session(s) you’d like to attend via this Eventbrite link: Forth Valley Biodiversity Book Club \nA link to join online will be sent to you on the day\, we will only be able to admit people who have registered on Eventbrite\, but feel free to be in touch with us via email if preferred and if we can support any accessibility requirements. Climate@FELScotland.org \nJoin us this August for the first Forth Valley Biodiversity Festival\, a month-long programme celebrating the biodiversity close to our homes. Come along or host an event! More information on the FEL website. Artwork created by Orla Stevens: www.orlastevens.com
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