Anita Sethi

I Belong Here

A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain: Winner of the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Non-Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

A journey of reclamation through the natural landscapes of the North, brilliantly exploring identity, nature, place and belonging. Beautifully written and truly inspiring, I Belong Here heralds a powerful and refreshing new voice in nature writing. Anita Sethi was on a journey through Northern England when she became the victim of a race-hate crime. The crime was a vicious attack on her right to exist in a place on account of her race. After the event Anita experienced panic attacks and anxiety. A crushing sense of claustrophobia made her long for wide open spaces, to breathe deeply in the great outdoors. She was intent on not letting her experience stop her travelling freely and without fear.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781472983930
• ISBN-10: 1472983939
• Artikelnr.: 59643463

Autorenporträt

Anita Sethi

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
1. Prologue A place called hope
Mouth Onwards: A TransPennine Express Journey
2. Speaking Up
3. Strangers on a Train
4. Bearing Witness
Skin from Gargrave to Malham
5. On Race and Place
i. Being British
ii. A potted history of the word 'paki'
iii. Intersectionality: A condensed history of the word 'cunt'
iv. A brief history of 'banana boats'
Backbone Malham Cove and Limestone Country
6. Protected Characteristics
7. On Trauma, Strength and Courage
Lifeblood A Pennine Journey - Settle to Hawes
8. Settlements
9. Scars
10. Gaslighting
Feet North Pennines to Hadrian's Wall
11. Northern Nature: An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
12. Forces
13. Walking with a Witness
14. Epigraph Up from a Past that's Rooted in Pain, I Rise

Rezensionen

For anyone who has ever felt out of place, I Belong Here is a moving and comforting read. For everyone else, it is an education. Punchier and more political than most nature writing, this book is a thing of beauty.