Author Description

The Field of Dreams is the first book everwritten about Mt. Field, Tasmania'soldest national park and one of Australia'smost beloved. In 2013, World Heritagestatus was bestowed upon it by theUnited Nations, enabling Mt. Field tobe geographically linked into one of thelargest temperate wilderness regionsleft on Earth: the Tasmanian WildernessWorld Heritage Area.The book is a series of essays describingjourneys on foot into this exceptionalnational park. They delve deeply into thepersonal and universal connection withnatural places'and how enchantmentfollows from our immersion in them.Implicit, is the mystery of how wildspaces resonate within us long after weleave them; how they become imbeddedin memory; and how the recollection ofparticular landscapes brings us solace.The Field of Dreams also visually rendersthe wonder of Mt. Field: forty-fourhigh quality landscape photographsaccompany the writing to help thereader better place themselves withinits lush borders.The 29th of August 2016 marks thecentenary of Mt. Field National Park.The Field of Dreams celebrates thisimportant milestone.