# Burn by Ben Short (Paperback)

**'An extraordinary and powerful book, full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are' Tristan Gooley**  
  
**'Lyrical, moving and never self-pitying . . . a lovely book' _The Times_**  
  
Ben Short has a successful career in advertising, a flat in a trendy part of London, a flashy motorbike. But after years of suffering with anxiety, he's a wreck. A drastic change is needed.  
  
For a time, he finds solace working with a forester, then as an apprentice to a Gypsy woodman, setting up home in a dilapidated wagon with just a rescue dog for company. However, it is not until he feels the call of the furnace, a glowing charcoal kiln in the Dorset woods, that he can truly re-forge his thoughts, put the years of suffering behind him, and start afresh by immersing himself in the old ways of woods and fire.  
  
Exquisitely written and deeply honest, _Burn_ is a hopeful story of transformation, a celebration of manual work and craft, and a love letter to the English countryside.  
  
**'Beautifully written . . . reading it leaves you feeling ruffled but alive' _Mail on Sunday_**

## Details

- **Price:** 11.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Sceptre
- **Type:** Nature
- **Tags:** All Books, Nature

## Variants

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> Updated: 2026-10-08