From the celebrated poet, novelist and memoirist, The Vast Extent is a constellation of “exploded essays” about light and image, seeing and the unseen. Each is a record of how thought builds and ideas emerge, aligning art, myth, strange voyages and scientific scrutiny with a poet’s response so that they cast light upon each other.

In this original and illuminating work, Lavinia Greenlaw invites us to observe our world and beyond with a new sensitivity.

'A remarkable book...People will be inspired by to look again at the world and its mysteries. Nothing is closed, everything is open to fresh enquiry. The seen and the unseen are considered equally in prose that is both scrupulous and visionary.' — Celia Paul

Faber & Faber, 2024, 288pages