Anita Sethi

Anita Sethi

Anita Sethi was born in Manchester, UK. Her new book, "I Belong Here: a Journey Along the Backbone of Britain" is the first in her nature writing trilogy, published by Bloomsbury. "I Belong Here" has been described as 'a thing of beauty' by the Sunday Times, 'a memoir of rare power' by the Guardian, and as ‘a magnificent and redemptive achievement’ by The Bookseller. Her writing has also appeared in anthologies including Common People, The Wild Isles and Women on Nature. She has written for the Guardian, Observer, i, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Vogue, BBC Wildlife and appeared on various BBC radio programmes.

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