whom she crowns ‘the first ordinary woman in English literature

how the landscape changes of its own accord when we leave it alone

First published in 1972

along with botanical illustrations and archival images depicting magic and mayhem

she tracks down ephemeral wild art

Paradise Rot - A Novel (New Edition) Basic Books whom she crowns ‘the firstA favourite book of Hanna Mattes, selected for our 2019 Rewind. A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imagery. Jo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jos sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened