Grounded

A vivid exploration to the hearth-heart of the sacred places of our past - brimming with warmth and gentleness -- KEGGIE CAREW
Canton's research (chiefly in local historical and archaeological records) and his observations paint a convincing picture of the English landscape and the people who lived in it. He assumes a role somewhere between that of an archaeologist, ghost hunter and pilgrim * * Financial Times * *
A deep dive into ancient landscapes in search of the sacred. Beautifully written and profound in its insights -- NEIL ANSELL
To know what we are, and so how to behave and to thrive, we need to know where we've come from. Canton is an acute, gentle, companionable and elegiac guide through our past - and so through our present and future. He lets the land and our ancestors' bones speak. Their lessons could not be more urgent or exhilarating. You should join him in this sacramental journey -- CHARLES FOSTER
Canton's gift for vivid description makes this journey - this excavation of place and purpose - a captivating and ultimately anchoring one. Grounded is a joyful peer beneath the surface to where our own roots channel those of ancient time: it has brought new meaning to my everyday rituals of walking and seeing -- MATT COLLINS
A personal exploration - both the literal act of journeying and mental voyage - around sacred spaces in Britain -- JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL * * Country Life * *
PRAISE FOR JAMES CANTON Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures -- ROBERT MACFARLANE
Canton's writing has an exquisite, somewhat dreamlike quality -- Peter Wohlleben
James Canton knows so much, writes so well and understands so deeply . . . Knowledge and joy -- SARA MAITLAND
An enchanting piece of nature writing and a meditation on finding connection in a disconnected world * * Independent * *