Spring is the Only Season: How it Works, What it Does and Why it Matters by Simon Barnes #foliosociety Stationed in Beijing for the

Stationed in Beijing for the Guardian

So easy' Nina Stibbe

Homesick for her Italian family

full colour illustrations throughout

Through each of the thematic chapters Hughes keeps his story grounded in the history of the 20th century

Spring is the Only Season: How it Works, What it Does and Why it Matters by Simon Barnes #foliosociety Stationed in Beijing for the'A book that filled me from first to last with a rapture as transcendent and thrilling as that which spring yearly provides I absolutely adored it!' Stephen Fry 'An endlessly illuminating love letter to the most beguiling of the seasons' Lee Schofield, author of the award winning Wild Fell 'Enjoyable and compelling Spring is undoubtedly the most important season' Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer Spring is the time of renewal and rebirth, a