{"title":"Dr Mandy Haggith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Mandy Haggith\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound reflections on nature and our relationship with the environment. Her works blend lyrical storytelling with a passionate plea to recognise the fragility and beauty of the natural world, inviting readers to consider their place within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough evocative narratives such as \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Elms: A Love Letter to Our Vanished Trees – and the Fight to Save Them\u003c\/em\u003e, her books explore themes of loss, conservation, and hope, making them a poignant read for those drawn to environmental literature and thoughtful ecological commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lost-elms-a-love-letter-to-our-vanished-trees-and-the-fight-to-save-them-by-dr-mandy-haggith-9781035412341","title":"The Lost Elms: A Love Letter to Our Vanished Trees – and the Fight to Save Them","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e 'Book of the day'\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 Highland Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n----\n\nFor millennia, elms shaped our landscape and our folklore; then they started dying. \n\nFew young people have seen a mature elm tree. They once covered great swathes of Europe and North America, but Dutch elm disease has since killed hundreds of millions worldwide, forever altering our landscapes. \n\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Elms\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to our nearly vanished elms and a rallying cry for their long, slow fight back. It tells the gripping story of the scientists desperately trying to halt the disease's relentless progress, and shares the latest research uncovering the intricate links between elms and other species. Woven throughout is a deeply lyrical look at the tree's central place in our history, mythology, poetry and folklore.\n\nCrucially, there is hope. Recent breakthroughs reveal elms to be more resilient than we ever imagined. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Elms\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the strength of this noble tree can offer positive lessons for the future—lessons which one day might help us save other disappearing species.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934328537324,"sku":"9781035412341","price":94.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035412341-the-lost-elms-a-love-letter-to-our-vanished-trees-and-the-fight-to-save-them.jpg?v=1783912638"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/dr-mandy-haggith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}