Wild Woman

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Forrester's research takes her around the world as she records anecdotes of daring, discovery and danger. * Sunday Express * Part memoir, part exploration of women's relationship with nature and part studies of other women who, like [Philippa], have chosen to work in the male-dominated fields of conservation. * The Times * Deeply personal and poignant. * BBC Countryfile * How beautiful...I love the premise of the book. * Fearne Cotton, TV and radio presenter * After years of child-rearing and being wifely, Philippa Forrester emerges with a lot of pertinent questions. Wild Woman is a piercing, funny, self-deprecating answer to what it is to be wild. Locally, globally, diverse and female, it is full of a lifetime's awe - and wise. This delightfully brilliant, sometimes rightfully angry book, puts women where they should be: at the heart of conservation, knowing what it is to be wild, to tune in, mend and support the natural world and our place in it. I am cheering her, and all these wonderful women on! * Nicola Chester, author of On Gallows Down * A powerful testament to why women must have a greater say when conserving our natural world. * Mike Dilger, naturalist and broadcaster * Wild Woman is a timely reminder of the feminine energy behind some groundbreaking successes in global wildlife conservation.Through deeply personal experiences, Philippa shows us with spirit and gusto that the natural world is a source of strength, wisdom, humour and comfort. * Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not *