Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson with a snapping turtle
Of Time and Turtles
Sy Montgomery (Mariner Books)
CONSIDER the tortoise: dating back to the first dinosaurs, routinely outliving all but the oldest humans, a symbol since Aesop’s time of stability and consistency. Amid widespread complaints about the pace of modern life, what do these ancient beings have to teach us? That is the question posed by Sy Montgomery in her new book, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the world, shell by shattered shell, a colourful, compassionate and often inspiring …
