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Smoke Hole

Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass

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For more Smoke Hole content subscribe to the Smoke Hole Sessions podcast to hear amazing conversations between Martin Shaw and some of our most admired writers, actors, comedians, and musicians like Sir Mark Rylance, John Densmore, and others...

“With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. He is a modern-day bard.” (Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles)

At a time when we are all confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our modern lives - identity, technology, trust, politics, and a global pandemic - celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole: three metaphors to help us understand our world, one that is assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a health crisis that has brought loneliness and isolation to an all-time high.

Smoke Hole is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news, parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology, and more. Shaw urges us to reclaim our imagination and untangle ourselves from modern menace, letting these tales be our guide.

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This book will transport you to places you didn't know even existed. Excellent work from Shaw. Buy it, you won't regret!

Grow them back!

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Thank you for this audio book. I liked the tales highlighting modern dilemmas. The explanations were useful, I just wonder if they would have been better after the unabridged tales.

Insights on modern issues using stunning tales.

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Loved this book! From beginning to the end. Martin Shaw narrates exquisitely, as always.

Brilliant!

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This was the perfect listening for me as we came out of lockdown and helped me to reflect on both my hesitance to rejoin the world and my eagerness to dive straight in. Spot on and of course beautifully read by a master storyteller. 🌀🌀🌀🌀

Once again Dr. Martin Shaw is spot on

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Loved this book! A deep dive into some powerful wild story telling. Lovely reading and insights to the tales. Timeless and very timely.

Brilliant soulful book

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