Sometimes when things should be straightforward, they're just not. When Hannah sets out to move house, the process falls apart repeatedly, facing her with a stark question what does she really want? The prospect of homelessness is a looming reality that brings a lifetime's worth of fears to the fore. Yet behind it all, is the constant, subtle sense of an indefinable 'something' important, lost but almost within reach. The wild world is whispering and asking What if there's a better way?
Her conversation with the wild begins. With a young puppy and an inexplicable sense of hope and opportunity, she returns eventually to the one place to which she has always felt connected, the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. Maybe the place will bring her home.
The death of her mother adds further turmoil and grief. Seeking refuge in a caravan with her dog, she turns to the wild for clarity. There on the Lizard, on the South-West coast, in the magical landscape that called to her and spoke of home, she rediscovers the power of the wild and our ancient relationship with it.
Hannah embarks upon an unexpected journey of reclaiming the inner self she had almost forgotten. Amid winter storms and soft sea mists, through every nuance of the seasons, she immerses herself in the wild and it shows the way back to an ancestral awareness of the inner nomad and settler within us all.
Into the Whispering Wild is a true story, a raw but hopeful account of how our relationship with the wild is vital to our inner strength and ability to navigate life’s changes. Powerful yet gentle, this honest account of one woman’s journey into the meaning of home is a life-affirming tale of love, hope and determination. It urges us to rejoice in the healing power of our vital bond with the wild world.
Hannah Dawn Gold grew up inspired by a deep love of nature and the beautiful children’s books she recalls being given to enjoy from a young age. Being taught how to read, write and draw by her mother, as soon as she was able to hold a crayon in her hand and form the letters of the alphabet, was the beginning of a lifelong love of writing, painting and illustrating.
Studying the traditions of indigenous peoples around the world, Hannah grew to respect their awareness and wisdom. Training in various self-development methods, she became motivated to share stories and art that inspire readers to appreciate and protect the natural world and to value our relationship with it as integral to well-being. She loves to create books that offer readers the same confidence and wonder that reading has always given her.