This One Wild and Precious Life

Sarah Wilson

The path back to connection in a fractured world

‘A brilliantly raw book that reveals the truth of what really matters’ Fearne Cotton

Many of us are living with the sense that things are not right with the world and are in a state of spiritual post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We have retreated, morally and psychologically; we are experiencing a crisis of disconnection – from one another, from our true values, from joy, and from life as we feel we are meant to be living it.

In a radical spiritual guidebook, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson argues that this sense of despair and disconnection is ironically what unites us – that deep down, we are all feeling that same itch for a new way of living. Drawing on science, literature, philosophy and the wisdom of some of the world’s leading experts, and her personal journey, Wilson offers a hopeful path forward to the life we love.

The time has come to boldly, wildly imagine better. We are being called upon, individually and as a society, to forge a new path and to find a new way of living. Will you join the journey?

‘Sarah Wilson is a force of nature. She has taken her pain and grief about our sick and troubled world and alchemised it into action, advocacy, adventure, poetry and love. I admire her with all my soul’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love

‘I began writing “Yes!” in margins, so well does Sarah Wilson articulate the problems of our time. Speaking as someone who has spent much of the past few years despairing about the state of the world, I believe we need more people like her’ Marianne Power, The Times

‘Sarah Wilson’s mission is our joyful survival. With curiosity and heart, she delves into the biggest questions facing our planet. Essential reading – I defy you not to feel deeply inspired’ Katherine May, author of Wintering

‘This practical, actionable, spiritual guidebook proposes a path to joy even amid pandemics, climate change, social injustice, and other profound crises’ USA Today

‘I’ve encountered no other book that articulates with so much passion or clarity the unique feeling of this moment in history. The ideal guidebook for our long overdue journey back to nature, to each other, and to sanity in the deepest sense of the word’ Oliver Burkeman

‘This One Wild and Precious Life is what the UK has been waiting for; Sarah Wilson’s journey is inspiring’ Rio Ferdinand

Paperback: 400pp

Published: Eye (August 2023)

ISBN: 9781785633843