The World to Come - World to Come A Times Book of the Year 2024

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On my way through the wood wound a thread through the dream...

Take a lyrical journey through nature with this sumptuous blend of words and pictures that showcase a poet and illustrator at the heights of their craft.

Follow a father and son as they walk together through every season - hailing owl and otter, blackbird and silver birch - as together they discover a world to come.

Filled with hope, this stunning book by actor and folk singer Johnny Flynn and award-winning author of The Lost Words, Robert Macfarlane, evokes the beauty of nature and showcases a mastery of words.

Astonishingly beautiful artwork from Emily Sutton captures the magic of the countryside and makes this picture book an instant classic.

- An all-star collaboration created by actor-musician Johnny Flynn, bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning illustrator Emily Sutton
- An instant classic showcasing the beauty of nature
- Lyrical text showing a master at work
- Stunning illustrations for a picture book filled with hope and wonder

Author Bio

Johnny Flynn is an award winning and critically acclaimed actor and musician who has worked extensively across film, television and theatre. 'A World to Come' is from his album, co-written with Robert Macfarlane, Lost in the Cedar Wood, which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Albums chart.

Robert Macfarlane is the author of prize-winning and bestselling books about landscape, nature, people and place, including The Lost Words: A Spell Book (with the artist Jackie Morris, 2017) and Underland: A Deep Time Journey (2019). His work has been translated into many languages, won prizes around the world, and his books have been widely adapted for film, television, stage and radio. He has collaborated with artists, film-makers, actors, photographers and musicians, including Hauschka, Willem Dafoe, Karine Polwart and Stanley Donwood. In 2017 he was awarded the EM Forster Prize for Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Raised in the iconic North Yorkshire countryside, Emily Sutton has become a true icon of modern day illustration. Emily has collaborated with the likes of Paddington creator Michael Bond, Jessie Burton and Kate Morton and been nominated for and won numerous prestigious awards including the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals.