The Edges of the World : At the margins of life, lands and history
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Charles Foster ventures to the world's most remote and liminal places, exploring what it means to live at the margins of civilisation. From the Arctic tundra to isolated islands, he seeks out communities and creatures that exist at the periphery, asking profound questions about belonging, survival, and what defines the centre versus the edge.
With his characteristic blend of natural history, philosophy, and immersive travel writing, Foster examines how life adapts and thrives in extreme conditions. He reflects on how these marginal places and peoples offer unexpected insights into human nature and our relationship with wilderness. The result is a meditation on boundaries—geographical, ecological, and existential—that challenges readers to reconsider what it means to be truly at home in the world.
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