{"product_id":"when-the-sky-falls-isbn-9781837330652","title":"When the Sky Falls:A Human History of Shooting Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA global cultural history of shooting stars spanning from the prehistoric to the present day, and exploring beliefs, superstitions, and the relationship between humanity and meteors throughout time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritically acclaimed author, Jade Angeles Fitton, recounts this story through compelling and literary text certain to captivate the minds of each and every reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning the prehistoric to the present-day, this book is a concise history of shooting stars, accompanied throughout by beautiful illustrations inspired by medieval artworks. | \"An incredible collection of the deeply universal yet deeply personal experience of witnessing a shooting star. A testament to the never-ending creativity and individuality of the human imagination as it grapples with the great unknown.\" — \u003cb\u003eBen Edge, author of \u003ci\u003eFolklore Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sparkling, millennia-spanning constellation of vignettes about the myriad ways humans have interpreted these heavenly messengers. When the Sky Falls confirms Jade Angeles Fitton as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary non-fiction.\" — \u003cb\u003eStu Hennigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A scintillating journey exploring how celestial bodies in transit have shaped ancient belief, folklore and culture across continents and centuries.\" — \u003cb\u003eTom Vowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When the Sky Falls\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous galactic travelogue - slender, elegant, and rich - carrying the reader through myth, history, and human longing with the lightest of touches and the deepest of insight {...}  It is a book to read greedily, then return to endlessly, leaving you with the thrilling sense that when you reach the final page, your journey has only just begun.\" — \u003cb\u003eJoe Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...a bright star of a book.\" — \u003cb\u003eSally Huband, author of \u003ci\u003eSea Bean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich and elegantly written miscellany, at once expansive across human history whilst reminding us of the fleeting fragility of our own existence, mirrored in the falling stars we wish upon.\" — \u003cb\u003eTiffany Francis-Baker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...a book of wonder and astonishment.\" — \u003cb\u003eAnna Selby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A glittering tapestry of astral stories.... An examination of the fact that sometimes, truth is more wondrous than fiction.\" — \u003cb\u003eTom Allan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Non-fiction written with a poet’s pen, this is a book for every reader – dreamer, academic and storyteller alike.\" — \u003cb\u003eJodie Rhian Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A burst of brilliance. I learned so much from this beautiful book of stardust, skyfall and celestial symbology.\" — \u003cb\u003eCal Flyn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A perfect book of miracles\" — \u003cb\u003eStephen Ellcock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...made me look at the night sky in a completely different way.\" — \u003cb\u003eWill Millard\u003c\/b\u003e | \u003cb\u003eJade Angeles Fitton\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, journalist, and poet with a special interest in nature writing, cultural history, and folklore. Her critically acclaimed debut,\u003ci\u003e Hermit: A Memoir of Finding Freedom in a Wild Place \u003c\/i\u003e(Hutchinson Heinemann), was published in 2023, and her other writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Times, The Spectator, Vogue, The New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. She lives in rural Devon.","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759531536613,"sku":"NP9781837330652","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781837330652.jpg?v=1775598909","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/when-the-sky-falls-isbn-9781837330652","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}