Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Exquisite. Sublime. My initial reaction (“Moss? A book about moss?”) was mercifully brief: I sensed that this was a work of love – so I dove into it that same day, and indeed it is. A work of love and beauty and grace. Kimmerer lovingly and knowledgeably writes not just about mosses but about so much in life that's in plain sight yet we never see. She writes of balances, ecosystems, interweavings; and, necessarily, of destruction we're not even aware of. Her language is delicate yet captivating. This is a rare jewel of a book.