In this investigation into loss, losing and being lost, Rebecca Solnit explores the challenges of living with uncertainty. A Field Guide to Getting Lost takes in subjects as eclectic as memory and mapmaking, Hitchcock movies and Renaissance painting. Beautifully written, this book combines memoir, history and philosophy, shedding glittering new light on the way we live now.

‘Rebecca Solnit is unquestionably one of the finest non-ficiton writers of her generation. Possessed of eloquence and erudition in equal measure, her books have a wonderful capacity to lead the reader  on unexpected and intriguing journeys.’
Scotsman