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Elixir

by Kapka Kassabova
Natalie Pela
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Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place
Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight of the ecological and cultural disinheritance that the people of this valley have suffered. Yet, in her search for elixir, she also finds reasons for hope. The people of the valley are keepers of a rare knowledge, not only of mountain plants and their properties, but also of how to transform collective suffering into healing.
Immersive and enthralling, at its heart Elixir is a search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene. It is an urgent call to rethink how we live - in relation to one another, to the Earth and to the cosmos.
'Exceptional' BBC Wildlife
'Dark and mysterious and beautiful' Financial Times
©2023 Kapka Kassabova (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Publisher: Random House Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781529917079
  • File size: 503213 KB
  • Release date: May 16, 2023
  • Duration: 17:28:21

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  • ISBN: 9781529917079
  • File size: 503284 KB
  • Release date: May 16, 2023
  • Duration: 17:40:14
  • Number of parts: 19

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Nature New Age Travel Nonfiction

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Brought to you by Penguin.
Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place
Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight of the ecological and cultural disinheritance that the people of this valley have suffered. Yet, in her search for elixir, she also finds reasons for hope. The people of the valley are keepers of a rare knowledge, not only of mountain plants and their properties, but also of how to transform collective suffering into healing.
Immersive and enthralling, at its heart Elixir is a search for a cure to what ails us in the Anthropocene. It is an urgent call to rethink how we live - in relation to one another, to the Earth and to the cosmos.
'Exceptional' BBC Wildlife
'Dark and mysterious and beautiful' Financial Times
©2023 Kapka Kassabova (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Expand title description text
Nature New Age Travel Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Random House
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529917079
    File size: 503213 KB
    Release date: May 16, 2023
    Duration: 17:28:21

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529917079
    File size: 503284 KB
    Release date: May 16, 2023
    Duration: 17:40:14
    Number of parts: 19

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English