At night the senses become reordered. Hearing becomes privileged over vision, and we edge forward arms outstretched, feeling our way through the inky blackness. It is after dark that the human being becomes more ‘animal’, more sensitive to Nature. But the lights of the modern world have obliterated any meaningful connection to the night. We have lost touch with its wonders as well as its terrors.<\/p>\n
In this enchanting follow-up to Nightwalking<\/i>, John Lewis-Stempel once again ventures out into the night to uncover the unseen world of nocturnal creatures. When the curtain of night falls, a spectacle begins. That of bio-luminescence, of boxing hares, and wheat fields shimmering in the moonlight.<\/p>\n
In Night Life<\/i>, Lewis-Stempel wanders further afield, to terrains new, and shows us why the night is precious, and what it is to be human in the dark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John Lewis-Stempel heads back out into the night to discover how nocturnal wildlife takes charge of their ink-black domain. As humans we stumble, clumsy in the dark, so how do the creatures of the night take on a new strength as the sun sets? Using the stars above as his guide, and only his faithful dog by his side, he moves across the wilderness to explore the effect the night has on our senses, and see what we can learn from our animal friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40],"product_tag":[26921,27058,26872,27047],"class_list":["post-110698","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-undefined","product_tag-nature-the-natural-world-general-interest","product_tag-the-countryside-country-life-general-interest","product_tag-trees-wildflowers-plants-general-interest","product_tag-wildlife-birds-birdwatching-general-interest","pa_book_author-lewis-stempel-john","pa_cover-hardback","pa_dewey-591-941-edition23","pa_imprint-doubleday","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8388","pa_publisher-doubleday","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n