Praise for Grounded
‘Lively and entertaining…Grounded is a terrific primer to the world of soil. It will be appreciated by the non-expert citizen scientist and is the perfect present for those curious about the world around them. After reading Grounded, you will never look at soil the same way again.’
‘In [Alisa Bryce’s] hands, these soil stories are thoroughly entertaining…[and] very accessible…You don’t need to be a soil nerd to make like a worm and get into it.’
‘Amusing, fascinating and erudite in a lighthearted way, rather like the work of Dr Karl…with a lot of wisdom and humour.’
‘Bryce’s enthusiasm for her subject is certainly contagious as she delves into the significance of soil.’
‘When describing something as apparently commonplace as soil, a writer might be forgiven for unleashing all their rhetorical strategies to enliven the topic. But as Alisa Bryce shows us in her book, soil isn’t commonplace at all—rather, it is a teeming wonderland beneath our feet, an archive of earth and human history and a living pharmacopoeia. It needs to dressing up in order to fascinate and entertain.’