S3E7 Becoming A Tree: Sumana Roy on a world outside of time

If you had the chance to step outside the bounds of our manmade reality, and live life as something else, what would it be? For today’s guest, Sumana Roy, she would be a tree. Sumana’s book ‘How I Became A Tree’, originally published in India in 2017, has just been released to a global audience. Hailed as ‘a love song to plants and trees’, the book examines what it means to be human in a natural world. In this episode we explore the enchanting concept of “tree time”, we learn how writers of the past can guide the teachings of today, and we discover the power of personification. Behind The Spine is the audio accompaniment to The Writing Salon - you can sign up to the newsletter here.