{"product_id":"i-can-hear-the-cuckoo-life-in-the-wilds-of-wales-9781856754996","title":"I Can Hear the Cuckoo: Life in the Wilds of Wales","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir about grief, nature and what a small community in the Welsh valleys can teach us about life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life.' - Nigel Warburton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the BAFTA award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e short film, \u003ci\u003eHeart Valley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses fresh air, an auditorium of silence and the purity of the natural world - and soon arrives in Cellan, a small, remote village nestled in the Welsh valleys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At first, the barrenness and isolation is strange. But as the months wear on, Kiran starts to connect with the close-knit community she finds there; her neighbour Sarah, who shows her how to sledge when the winter snow arrives; Jane, a 70-year-old woman who lives at the top of a mountain with three dogs and four alpacas; and Wilf, the farmer who eats the same supper every day, and teaches Kiran that the cuckoo arrives in April and leaves in July. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tender, philosophical and moving, \u003ci\u003eI Can Hear the Cuckoo \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about redefining family, about rebirth and renewal, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. It's a book about moving through grief and the people we find in the midst of our sadness - and what this small community in the Welsh countryside can teach us about life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiran Sidhu is a freelance journalist and has written features, lifestyle and opinion pieces for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, Observer, Telegraph, The i Paper, The Independent, Metro, Woman \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her article about her farmer friend Wilf was the 13th most read article in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e in 2021, and was made into a short film \u003ci\u003eHeart Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Christian Cargill and produced by Pulse Films. In 2023 she won a BAFTA. She lives in the Welsh Valley with her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.Kiransidhu.co.uk \u003cbr\u003e Twitter.com\/KiranSidhu41\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gaia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50910940922130,"sku":"9781856754996","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef1e01ac-e039-4f0b-b13e-732d7baa0c65.jpg?v=1738720290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-can-hear-the-cuckoo-life-in-the-wilds-of-wales-9781856754996","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}