Padel, Ruth

A collection of poems by Ruth Padel that examine the life of Charles Darwin, including the loss of his mother, his groundbreaking theories, his marriage to his cousin Emma, the religious differences that strained their marriage, and other related topics.

Ruth Padel, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, recounts her efforts to save the world's tigers from extinction, describing her journeys into the wild searching for wild tigers in their true habitat.