# Belonging: Natural Histories of Place, Identity and Home - Hardcover

by **Amanda Thomson** (Author)

**A finely-wrought meditation on nature, identity, and the tender hold of the past ― Samantha Walton, author of _Everybody Needs Beauty_ and _The Living World_**

_Belonging_ features reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from acclaimed writer and artist Amanda Thomson. It is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and the Scots pinewoods of Abernethy - home to standing dead trees known as snags, which support the overall health of the forest.

_Belonging_ is a book about how we are held in thrall to elements of our past. It speaks to the importance of attention and reflection and will encourage us all to look and observe and ask questions of ourselves.

Beautifully written and featuring Amanda Thomson's artwork and photography throughout, it explores how place, language and family shape us and make us who we are.

### Author Biography

**Amanda Thomson** is a Scottish writer and visual artist, and a lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art. Her first book, _A Scots Dictionary of Nature_, was published in 2018. She has spoken at many book festivals and had her work published in _Antlers of Water,_ _Willowherb Review, The Wild Isles,_ _Gifts of Gravity and Light_ and the _Guardian._ She lives and works in Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands and Glasgow.

@passingplace passingplace.com

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN

**Publication Date:** April 18, 2023

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- **Price:** 28.0 USD
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