The Book of Delights Essays Ross Gay

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<b>A heart-warming and joyful collection of short lyric essays, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling and celebrating ordinary wonders</b> <b>'Pure balm for your soul'</b> CELESTE NG, author of <i>Little Fires Everywhere</i> <b>'His delight is infectious. It's hard to read Gay and not to be won over'</b> <i>SEATTLE TIMES</i> Among Ross Gay's funny and philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an aeroplane, the silent nod of acknowledgement between the only two black people in a room. More than anything, Gay <b>celebrates the beauty of the natural world</b> - his garden, the flowers peeking out of the sidewalk, the hypnotic movements of a praying mantis. <i>The Book of Delights</i> is about our shared bonds, and the rewards that come from a life closely observed, and serves as a powerful and necessary reminder that <b>we can, and should, stake out a space in our lives f</b>