- Published: 30 July 2015
- ISBN: 9781448190195
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
Rainbow Dust
Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies
- Published: 30 July 2015
- ISBN: 9781448190195
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
A scholarly and captivating excursion into the history of natural history, further enlivened by vivid portraits of some of the butterfly enthusiasts of the past
Michael McCarthy, Independent
A celebration of the role that butterflies play in our imagination and cultural lives, examining our enduring fascination for a group of invertebrates that has inspired artists and writers
Matt Swaine, 4 stars, BBC Focus
Never again will this reader, at least, take a butterfly for granted… Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, Rainbow Dust is a truly marvellous book
Sophia Waugh, 5 stars, Telegraph
In Peter Marren Britain’s butterflies have found their champion. Is Rainbow Dust worth a flutter? Oh, absolutely
John Lewis-Stempel, The Times
[A] superbly distilled statement on our national obsession with butterflies
Mark Cocker, Spectator
Whether you know a lot or a little about butterflies, this is an essential read
Peter Forbes, Independant
A thoroughly researched and passionate celebration of fragile butterflies
Mail on Sunday
beautifully written... whatever you think you know about butterflies, prepare to be surprised and delighted
Brett Westwood, BBC Wildlife
Marren unearths a fascinating tale […] his book is stunning: as stunning as the first Red Admiral on a June morning
Michael McCarthy, Resurgence & Ecologist
Riveting. The most important book written about butterflies and their past and current status and their demise. The author is to be congratulated and my thanks to him for so many important memories
Ray Collier, Highland News Group
*****
Daily Telegraph