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Forget Me Not

Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain – WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

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Forget Me Not

By: Sophie Pavelle
Narrated by: Sophie Pavelle
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Bloomsbury presents Forget Me Not written and read by Sophie Pavelle.

WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND LONGLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION.

'Enchanting… a joy to read.' JOANNA LUMLEY
'Vibrant and vital.' CHRIS PACKHAM
'Forget Me Not is a tonic.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
'Remarkable.' NELL FRIZZELL
'A fierce, passionate stand for the wild.' MEGAN MCCUBBIN
'Funny, full of interest and often poignant.' ISABELLA TREE
'Beautiful. Rare. Profound. Hopeful.' CHARLOTTE PHILBY
'Passionate, pragmatic and seriously funny.' GILLIAN BURKE
'Wonderfully refreshing.' BENEDICT MACDONALD

Join Sophie Pavelle on a low-carbon journey around Britain in search of ten animals and habitats threatened by climate change in the 21st century.

Forget-me-not – a beautiful flower and a plea from our islands’ wildlife. When climate change has driven dozens of our most charismatic species to extinction, will they be forgotten?

Like many of her generation, Sophie Pavelle is determined to demand action on climate change. In her hilarious and thought-provoking first book, she describes the trips she took to see ten rare native species: species that could disappear by 2050 and be forgotten by the end of the century if their habitats continue to decline.

Sophie challenged herself to find them the low-carbon way, travelling the length of Britain on foot, by bicycle, in an electric car, by kayak, on ferries and in a lot of trains. From Bodmin Moor to the Orkney Islands, Sophie encountered species on the frontline of climate change in Britain. Which are going to be seriously affected, and why? Could some bounce back from the brink? Or are we too late to save them?

Forget Me Not is a clarion call: we all need to play a part in tackling this most existential of threats. Everyone can see wildlife in the British Isles without contributing to its destruction. With joyful irreverence, Sophie shows us we can dare to hope. Journey with her, and she may even inspire you to take action for nature and head out on your own low-carbon adventure.©2022 Sophie Pavelle (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Endangered Species Environment Europe Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation Funny Witty Inspiring Thought-Provoking Habitat
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Critic reviews

This enchanting book could not be more timely: it brings much to inspire our future thinking, and is a joy to read.
Vibrant and vital. The trials of ten treasured species that we can’t afford to fail. A biological romp with a real mission. (Chris Packham)
This engaging romp in search of our most endangered species is a timely reminder of the magic we have in nature and what we are set to lose if we don’t wake up. Funny, full of interest and often poignant, travelling with Sophie Pavelle is a journey to remember.
A fierce, passionate stand for the wild.
Forget Me Not sings and rings with a distinctive combination of passion, humour and energy; Sophie Pavelle's low-carbon journey round the overlooked, undersung species of our island group makes a heartfelt plea for the need to conserve, restore and replenish the wildlife we have left. (Robert Macfarlane)
If the canon of British nature writing has a reputation for being male and overly earnest, then Sophie Pavelle’s Forget Me Not is a one-book rebalancing act. (India Bourke)
This is such a beautiful book. Full of humour, adventure, poignancy. It will make you value the country around you and even hungrier to protect it. Remarkable. (Nell Frizzell)
Forget Me Not is a tonic... Pavelle’s writing is a delight, full of extended sartorial or food-related metaphors, puns and cheeky humour. (Rebecca Foster)
The prose is as lyrical as it is sassy, as insightful as it is impassioned. (Amy-Jane Beer)
A clarion call for us all to do something to make a difference. (Ceri Levy)
Urgent and challenging, but also fun and beautifully written, Sophie documents her low-carbon journeys exposing the reality of climate change in Britain. (Simon Reeve)
Beautiful. Rare. Profound. Hopeful. (Charlotte Philby)
Finding wonder in the familiar and celebrating the unknown in the everyday, this is a beautiful book - and so perfectly told. (Professor Ben Garrod)
Sophie Pavelle writes with the urgency and voice of a generation. Her commitment is matched with a fierce knowledge of conservation biology and policymaking, whose murky corridors are expertly navigated. Passionate, pragmatic and seriously funny. (Gillian Burke)
From rare butterflies to bats and bumblebees, Sophie takes us on a breathless but strangely relaxing whistle-stop tour of Britain in search of some of our less familiar, fragile and fascinating wildlife. Charming, witty and moving. (Professor Dave Goulson)
Pavelle is the best kind of science writer – who makes you feel almost as smart as she is, priming and signposting in such a way that you grasp the punchline in the moment before she delivers it. Make no mistake, this is serious stuff, requiring serious communication. But she balances love and irreverence, data and ditz. I loved the breezy humour, the sass and savviness. (Dr Amy-Jane Beer)
A wonderfully refreshing look at the vanishing species around us, what they mean and why they matter. (Benedict Macdonald)
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I bought the actual book as a Christmas gift for my daughter, who loved it, but she took it back to uni before I could borrow it to read myself. It was therefore impatience which caused me to buy the audiobook as well. Very glad I did. How lovely to have such a passionate book, so full of personality (that of the wildlife covered and also the author) read by its creator. I learned a lot, got a bit sad at times, but was also very entertained. 11/10

Thoroughly charming book.

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I loved this book, its witty, informative and has such an important message 👏

Funny and heart warming - beautifully written!

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Passion for stopping and reversing the rot that is is enveloping the natural environment and that is now all so blindingly obvious but still so many remain in denial about.
Pride for the precious wildlife of the British Isles about which her narrative entertains and engages.
Prejudice for the ignorance, individual and corporate that just steam rollers on!
A young heart and a vitality that I know there is more to come from…… well done that girl 👌

Passion , Pride and Prejudice plus more than a little hope

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Expertly researched and performed by the author. Eye opening, fascinating and really makes you want to do more for our fragile environment and the wonderful beings within it.

Absolutely brilliant

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Cracking book from start to finish. Sophie keeps you entertained from start to finish with great knowledge and humour throughout. You will definitely learn something new!

Sophie is an excellent writer and narrator

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