Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests

Our Green Heart is a soulful, poetic rendering of author Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s view of the natural world around us and our inseparable connection to it. Academically, Diana is an accomplished scientist, with training in botany, biochemistry, and medicine. But anyone who reads this slim yet powerful novel will immediately recognize she has the soul of a poet.

With one foot on the side of science, and one on the side of her mother country and its traditional druidic practices, Diana relates vital philosophies and timely musings on the interconnectedness of our species with the world’s forests and plants. In the face of rising dangers from the ever-present climate crisis, Diana’s prose takes on a tone of hopeful optimism, mixed with a sprinkling of scientific actuality.

I would have loved to see more hard facts and actionable items in the book’s contents, but it is written in more of a memoir/personal essay style that nonetheless remains engaging and thought-provoking throughout. Our Green Heart is the perfect balm for those looking for connection and hope in an ever-changing world.