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Sophie Pavelle is a US-born and UK-based science communicator. She worked for Beaver Trust and presented their award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders. She is an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts and sat on the RSPB England Advisory Committee. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, National Geographic Traveller, New Scientist, The Independent and BBC magazines. Her first book, Forget Me Not, was widely praised for encouraging action against climate change and biodiversity loss.
“A terrific book; heavyweight and serious without ever losing its lightness of touch. It pulses with energy, perception and passion for the living world – and for the lessons and wonder it holds. With symbiosis as its focus, it takes the reader on a vivid journey into the complex, beautiful life-worlds of sunfish, lungwort lichen and the 'luminous republic' of aspen woodlands.” * Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland * “This miraculous book completely blindsided me. I raced through its pages as though I was reading a beautifully written thriller, all the while learning so much about things I never knew existed. Scholarly and funny, To Have or To Hold is breathtaking and compulsive reading. It is a masterpiece, and a paeon of praise for the intricate nature of life.” * Joanna Lumley * ""Joyful, hilarious and energetic, To Have or To Hold is filled with infectious enthusiasm for life in all its strange wonders. Much of modern nature writing focuses on individual species; Pavelle shows us that it is the relationships between them that really matter. From mint-sauce worms to tree lungwort, from parasites to symbiotic throuples, this is a glorious guide to coupling in the animal, plant and fungal kingdoms."" * Guy Shrubsole, author of The Lie of the Land and The Lost Rainforests of Britain * “A beautiful and fascinating exploration of a crucial subject – symbiosis – that will help you to see the world in a new light. This book is lucid, uplifting and delightful.” * George Monbiot, author of Feral and Regenesis * “Mastering her unique style of drawing the reader, conspiratorially, into her research, Sophie Pavelle takes us on a deep and brave dive to the heart of the world's precarious and delicate balance. Showing us ""the things we could do"" to redress and reverse humanity's negative impact on our natural world, her voice is strong and true and imperative to our times.” * Manni Coe, co-author of brother. do. you. love. me. * “Pavelle writes so vitally about nature, offering astonishing insight and hope. To Have or To Hold is an essential tale of the ultimate symbiotic relationship, between human beings and the natural world we rely on and threaten to destroy. Encompassing life and death, eradication and hope, this is a book I will press into the hands of loved ones.” * Charlotte Philby, author of The End of Summer * “This profoundly significant book is a sumptuous, gorgeous coupling of intelligence and humour, of chutzpah and tenderness.” * Jay Griffiths, author of Wild - An Elemental Journey * ""A near-psychedelic tour through the mysteries and wonders of nature’s symbiotic relationships. Travelling around the British Isles (via low-carbon methods only, of course), Pavelle reveals species and connections most of us will never have heard of – but which hold lessons for us all."" * Chantal Lyons, author of Groundbreakers * A clarion call for our own species to rediscover its vital relationship with nature. * National Geographic Traveller *
