Life's Slowdown

The Intrusion of a Snail

The Slow Life of the Snail

The Science of Gastropods

Journey into the Tiny Landscape

The Snail's nocturnal habits and Diet

Finding Comfort in the Snail

The Snail's Survival and Reproduction

The Return to Health

The Departure of the Snail

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a unique and intimate memoir of author Elisabeth Tova Bailey's unexpected fascination with a common woodland snail which kept her company during a long period of bedridden illness. This beautiful and meditative work of nature writing reveals the surprising and profound life lessons found in the quiet, slow world of a gastropod.