{"product_id":"the-edge-of-silence","title":"The Edge of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Edge of Silence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Search of the Disappearing Sounds of Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed nature writer Neil Ansell has suffered from progressive hearing loss his whole life. As his world is becoming ever more silent, he suddenly hears something quite unexpected – the haunting call of the great northern diver. It is this extraordinary experience which makes him realise that there might still be remarkable sounds in nature within his reach – if he can only find himself in the right place at the right time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis moving book charts Neil's mission to hear rare and elusive creatures that he had not previously encountered. This journey takes him from the mountaintops and islands of the Scottish Highlands to the marshes of England and the hills of Wales. Many of these species are in grave danger of extinction, so the future Neil faces, devoid of their distinctive calls, is one we all must fight to prevent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOCATIONS AND AND ANIMALS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat northern diver (Nether Lochaber, Scottish Highlands), Ptarmigan (Ardgour, Scottish Highlands), Little Grebe (Ardgour, Scottish Highlands), Bittern (Morecambe Bay, Lancashire), Natterjack toad (The Wirral), Red-throated diver (Ardgour, Scottish Highlands), Corncrake (Coll), Snipe (Coll), Black grouse (North Wales), Greenshank (Ardgour, Scottish Highlands), Puffin (Canna and Sanday), Storm petrel (Mousa, Shetland), Whimbrel (Shetland), Red kite (Perthshire), Otter (Sunart, Scottish Highlands), Manx shearwater (Rum)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover acclaimed nature writer Neil Ansell has suffered from progressive hearing loss his whole life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore as his world is becoming ever more silent, he suddenly hears something quite unexpected – the haunting call of the great northern diver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain expertise in The Circling Sky and Deep Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn from proven expertise and experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This remarkable, moving book is the story of a journey to hear rare and elusive creatures' - Bookseller Scotland Focus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Thought-provoking and eloquent, intimate and far-reaching — the beautifully told story of the author's mission to listen to the disappearing sounds of nature' - LoveReading \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The lesson in this absorbing, lyrical book is simply to listen, to sit still, and to rejoice in sounds' - Country Life \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A classic natural history tome, but one that also explores human edges — ageing, loss, adaptation' - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTLS \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Inspiring and unexpectedly uplifting' - The Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gift of a book — there is wonder and humility in the many thoughts shared, from an expert who understands the value of what is so casually being lost forever' - Bookmunch \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Highland Book Prize 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Ansell\u003c\/strong\u003e has written for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e, and has been an award-winning journalist with the BBC. 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