Out of the Woods
Nature, Sexuality, and Faith in the Forest
Luke Turner
- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Out of the Woods
Nature, Sexuality, and Faith in the Forest
Luke Turner
About This Book
"Out of the Woods is a brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and nature, religion and love. No one is writing quite like this."â Olivia Lang, author of The Lonely City
In this highly original work of nature writing and memoir, a young man explores his shifting sexual identity and troubled family history against the backdrop of a sprawling urban forest in London.
In the wake of a significant breakup, Luke Turner is visited by familiar demons, including depression and guilt surrounding his bisexual identity, experiences of sexual abuse, and confusion brought on by an intensely religious upbringing.
With nowhere to turn, Turner seeks refuge in London's Epping Forest, where unexpected, elusive threats seem to have replaced its former comforts. No stranger to compulsion, Turner finds himself repeatedly drawn to the woods, eager to uncover its secrets and investigate an old family rumor of illicit behavior that once happened there. Away from a society that still cannot cope with the complexities of masculinity and sexuality, Turner finally begins to find acceptance among the trees as he reconciles external expectations with his own way of being.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. The Man in the Forest
- 2. The Blizzard of the World
- 3. Wreckers of Civilisation
- 4. Two Camps
- 5. The House That Silenced the City
- 6. The Understorey
- 7. Chemistry Lessons
- 8. The Garden
- 9. A Whisper in the Vestry
- 10. The Hanged Man
- 11. Caught
- 12. Stoodley Pike
- 13. Behind Eagle Pond
- 14. Teenage Lightning
- 15. When the Bough Breaks
- 16. The Natural Aspect
- 17. Flesh and Wood
- 18. No Dark Secrets
- 19. The Last Walk
- 20. The Valley of Light
- 21. Sap Lust
- 22. Out of the Woods
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Copyright Page