Tune into the Rhythm of the Seasons
2024-01-30
A generous review of The Tree Almanac 2024 is published in the BBC Countryfile Magazine (February 2024)Continue Reading
Scottish Forestry Review
2023-08-02
The Forest Guide Scotland by Gabriel Hemery – “an attractive, well-bound and portable paperback” review by the Royal Scottish Forestry SocietyContinue Reading
A Writer’s Ear for Words
2021-06-15
“Hemery has the scientist’s eye for detail and the writer’s ear for words.”Continue Reading
Book Review: Deeper Into The Wood
2021-04-07
Ruth Pavey’s growth and metamorphosis into an amateur naturalist who has learnt to read the language of trees is profoundly inspirational.Continue Reading
Early Reviews for Tall Trees Short Stories Vol21
2021-02-24
So far, reviewers seem to have embraced my quirky collection of short stories with enthusiasm.Continue Reading
Book Review
2020-09-16
‘overflowing with literary invention, scientific detail and philosophy’ Living Woods MagazineContinue Reading
Reviews for Tall Trees Short Stories
2020-06-14
‘so enthralling . . . some may make you cry, others will raise a smile’ Continue Reading
Review of Green Gold
2020-04-16
I’m grateful to THE ROYAL SCOTTISH FORESTRY SOCIETY and reviewer Syd House for the review of Green Gold published this spring.Continue Reading
A masterly told story of a noble quest
2019-09-11
Green Gold has been reviewed by Michael Layland for The Ormsby Review: “a masterly told story”Continue Reading
Living Woods Magazine Summer 2019
2019-06-06
The latest edition of Living Woods Magazine is out, and a great read. The Summer 2019 edition includes a review of my latest book Green Gold.Continue Reading
Reader reviews of Green Gold
2019-05-21
I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend this book, it poses a fictional ending to an enduring mystery -*- I thought it was really good -*- If you have any interest at all in botany or the Victorian era – but quite frankly even if you don’t, since it’s such an enjoyable read! – you will thoroughly this intriguing and elucidating novelContinue Reading
The Brief Life of Flowers – a review
2019-05-20
I’ve finally got round to ready Fiona Stafford’s The Brief Life of Flowers, and what a wonderful read it is. Its elegant, beguiling and scented prose, brings the wonder of plants alive.Continue Reading
The Art of Taxidermy – book review
2019-03-18
The Art of Taxidermy is an evocative, effervescent and eviscerating short story, following the journey of a plucky young girl who confronts grief and sexism head on.Continue Reading
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