der har været i menneskehænder i tusinder af år

og hun går ikke synderlig meget op i at opføre sig ordentligt

at det er svært at leve alene

What do we need to orient ourselves when the world we have known is coming undone and new configurations are still taking shape

Vita Andersen

A Wood of One's Own der har været i menneskehænderTouring the West Country in the late 1990s, Pavey found herself in the Somerset Levels. On seeing this expanse of reclaimed land under its wide, soft skies she was struck by its beauty and set out to plant a wood, tree by tree. She bought four acres, and over the years transformed them into a haven where woodland plants and creatures could flourish; an emblem of enduring life in a changeable world. Interwoven with Pavey's candid descriptions of the