Travel to a fairy-tale landscape where you can be free and whimsical, and can express all your emotions freely and without fear. Embrace a more peaceful, less stressful life by entering the world of Cottagecore. While you may not necessarily be able to entirely move off the grid to a cottage in the middle of a forest where you can make your own jams and grow your own herbs and spices, you can rekindle your love for nature and relax and return to the simpler life with this book. Learn how to find happiness in the natural world, be fully present where you are and free yourself from the expectations of others. Full of sumptuous photographs combined with inviting text and practical tips (including recipes, book, film and music recommendations and DIY projects), this book will invite you into the odyssey and help you bring the nostalgia, relaxation and beauty of countryside living to your everyday life. Gold title * Cottagecore is a new and emerging trend, with most hits from July 2020 onwards * Cottagecore is an internet aesthetic which celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts. It helps to satisfy a popular desire for an aspirational form of nostalgia and provides an escape from many forms of stress. * The New York Times termed it as a reaction to hustle culture.

* Cottagecore is associated with Taylor Swift's 2020 album, folklore, the lesbian community, witches and Animal Crossing. Think nostalgia, longing, dreams, fairy tales, hope, cosiness and solitude. * There are over 3.6 billion views for #cottagecore on TikTok and over 770k posts for the hashtag on Instagram * Our book would embrace the LGBTQ and POC communities, and plus-size readers. This isn't a retreat into middle-class wifeliness but an adventure into the wild woods, where you can be yourself. * Written by Ramona Jones whose Instagram account @monalogue has over 270k followers * Content to include playlists, film recommendations, fashion inspiration, herbology, flower meanings, decoration ideas, camping tips, recipes, self-help and philosophy. * Perfect for readers of books like THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE (306k TCM), THE HEDGEROW APOTHECARY (3.3k TCM) and THE GREEN WITCH (11.

5k TCM) Competition: The Little Book of;Cottagecore;Hygge;Lykke;Botanical Folk Tales;The Hedgerow Apothecary;The Green Witch;Green Witchcraft;Autumn in the Country. By;Emily Kent;Meik Wiking;Daisy Oakley;Lisa Schneidau;Christine Iverson;Arin Murphy-Hiscock;Paige Vanderbeck;Paper Crafts.