Cesta lesem - O houbách, zármutku a naději – Woon Long Litt (2025)

Long Litt Woon moved to Norway from Malaysia as a nineteen-year-old exchange student. Shortly after her arrival, she met Eiolf. After thirty-two years of life together, Eiolf's sudden death left her in deep sorrow and without any idea of how to move forward. During this difficult time, Woon enrolls in a mushroom foraging course. To her surprise, the 'hunt' for mushrooms and the gathering of knowledge about them awakens her lost zest for life, sharpens her senses, and becomes a source of joy for her.

The book "The Forest Path" tells the story of two parallel journeys: an inner journey through the landscape of grief and an outer journey into the fascinating world of mushrooms – mushrooms are resilient, adaptable, incredibly diverse, and essential for the cycle of death and rebirth in nature. Woon, an anthropologist and certified mycologist, dives into the natural world with open eyes and unrelenting curiosity, leading readers from ancient Norwegian forests to hidden paths in New York's Central Park. She also introduces an unforgettable group of oddballs obsessed with mushrooms. Her research on the connection between people, nature, grief, and healing is universal and deeply human.