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THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR The new bestseller from
the author of The Shepherd's Life 'A beautifully written story of a
family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy,
James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old
way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an
ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows,
of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with
wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was
barely recognisable. The men and women had vanished from the
fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of
birds and their wind-blown song. English Pastoral is the story of
an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural
landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the
age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were
lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of
hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a
tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore
the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future.
This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a
place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to
build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us
all. 'A heartfelt book and one that dares to hope' Alan Bennett 'A
wonder of a book, fierce, tender, and beautiful' Helen Macdonald
Winner of the Wainwright Prize Winner of the Fortnum & Mason
Food Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize Shortlisted
for the Ondaatje Prize Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Affectionate, evocative,
illuminating. A story of survival - of a flock, a landscape and a
disappearing way of life. I love this book' Nigel Slater
'Triumphant, a pastoral for the 21st century' Helen Davies, Sunday
Times, Books of the Year 'The nature publishing sensation of the
year, unsentimental yet luminous' Melissa Harrison, The Times,
Books of the Year Some people's lives are entirely their own
creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who
was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have
lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.
Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they
demand, and has been for hundreds of years. A Viking would
understand the work they do: sending the sheep to the fells in the
summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are
replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be
kept alive, and the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the
lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells.
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Farmer's Glory (Paperback)
A.G. Street; Introduction by James Rebanks
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R502
R410
Discovery Miles 4 100
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First published in 1932 and written in simple, direct prose,
Farmer's Glory is a portrait of a farming life in southern England
and in western Canada, and is a model of the genre: warm and
humorous as well as an astute and unflinching account of the
hardships of a farming life. Introduced, in this new, edition by
James Rebanks, bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life.
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Beatrix Potter (Hardcover)
Annemarie Bilclough; Contributions by Richard Fortey, Sara Glenn, Emma Laws, Liz Hunter MacFarlane, …
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R786
Discovery Miles 7 860
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Generations of children have been captivated by the exploits of
Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin, Peter Rabbit and the host of
other characters conjured up by Beatrix Potter. Packed with
original artwork, Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, looks at secrets
to her success and celebrates her wider life and legacy - her
passions and accomplishments - that stretch far beyond the pages of
her storybooks. Charting her life, from her childhood in South
Kensington, London to her later years in the Lake District,
Annemarie Bilclough and Emma Laws show how Potter's exceptional
affinity with nature from an early age ensured the success of her
stories - underneath the costumes were real, believable, animals.
Sara Glenn highlights Potter's entrepreneurial talents whilst Lucy
Shaw takes readers on a Victorian holiday. Contributions from
Richard Fortey and James Rebanks reveal her work in the field of
mycology and transformation into a farmer, and Liz Hunter
MacFarlane discusses her profound impact on the preservation of the
Lake District landscape. Naturalist, creative pioneer, storyteller,
determined entrepreneur - Potter has been described as 'a
many-sided genius' and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature allows
readers a tantalising glimpse into the life of this extraordinary
woman.
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