"From the deepest sorrow, the highest hope. Intensely readable, poetic, truthful, wise and wonderful, this will live with me for a very long time." --Stephen Fry "An event of unimaginable trauma is transformed into a message of beauty and optimism through Ben''s passion for nature, which acts as his nurse, teacher and redeemer." --Joanna Lumley "Stunningly beautiful, immensely sad, immensely uplifting, this is a book of grief and joy and wonder and renewal." --George Monbiot "An extraordinarily powerful and moving journey through the darkest of griefs to the enduring love, hope and renewal of the natural world. A book of universal wisdom." --Benedict Cumberbatch "A brilliant new book. heartbreaking.
" --David Walliams "Beautiful and deeply moving, this will resonate with and inspire so many people." --Isabella Tree "Extraordinary." --Rebecca Hardy, The Daily Mail "Goldsmith has written an extraordinary book, God is an Octopus , about his journey through grief and his exploration of the afterlife." --Audrey Ward, The Sunday Times "Ben chronicles the unfathomable tragedy of his daughter''s death with the profound love and compassion of a bereft parent." --Richard E. Grant "An ambitious blend of memoir, nature diary and search for the meaning of life, the universe and everything . [ God is an Octopus ] powerfully communicates the capacity of nature to rebound." --Alice O''Keeffe, The Times "[Ben] does a quite astonishing job.
finding incredible meaning in Iris''s short life and the connection with nature he experienced after her sudden death." --Bryony Gordon, The Telegraph "A heartbreaking yet ultimately inspiring memoir of the personal spiritual odyssey." --Anthony Cummins, The Daily Mail "A compelling journey from the very heart of loss to the sanctuary and hope that only the natural world provides - emotive, raw and captivating." --Benedict Macdonald, Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Global Conservation "A tribute not just to a lost child but also to nature''s regenerative power." --Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer "A meandering pathway through the thickets of grief . this is a devastating book, unflinching, but written with lyricism." --Gavanndra Hodge, The Daily Telegraph "Simply the most powerful and profound words I''ve ever read on grief. I clung to every sentence like a limpet hoping that time would slow down so I could digest and remember every word.
" --Georgia Toffolo "Remarkable memoir. This book will bring comfort and hope to anyone experiencing grief." --Kate Blincoe, The Guardian "A heartbreaking book, but also an uplifting book which solaces the heart." --Tom Stoppard "[A] moving account of how reconnecting with nature helped [Goldsmith] rebuild a capacity for joy." -- The Guardian, Saturday magazine "In this very moving memoir, the leading rewilder and green investor bares his soul to let us into the darkest moments of his most private grief . His themes of loss, love and recovery are universal, the story beautifully told." --Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile "[Goldsmith''s] personal experiences and thoughts feel vividly real to the reader . An extraordinarily powerful, optimistic and wise read.
" --Hatta Byng, House & Garden "[An] engaging book, part memoir, part ecological tract" --Richard Hopton, Country & Town House "A very moving book . [It] tore at my heart, as it will yours, but it''ll also make you feel better and more hopeful." --John Miles, Bird Watching "[A] haunting meditation on grief and nature." --Richard Askwith, The Times "This beautiful book is an unflinching account of grief, with love and hope at its heart." --Jane Shilling, The Daily Mail.