Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
English Pastoral: An Inheritance - The Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (Paperback, 2021)
BookMail (509356)
100% positive Feedback
Price:
£9.48
Free postage
Returns:
60 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
English Pastoral by James Rebanks.
- Buy it nowEnglish Pastoral by James Rebanks
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
A poetic, practical, raw and almost miraculously detailed picture of an ancient way of life struggling to survive and to be reborn - New Statesman 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 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 Lake District fells is also a song of hope- 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141982571
eBay Product ID (ePID)20049031712
Product Key Features
Book TitleEnglish Pastoral: An Inheritance - The Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life
AuthorJames Rebanks
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicFarm Animals, Geography & Geosciences, Geology, Coping with Illness
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight224g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJames Rebanks
Topic AreaSocial Work
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
All listings for this product
![English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks [Paperback]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/n1gAAOSwf79nhrAb/s-l225.jpg)
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 20 Apr, 2022
Great book
Everyone should read this. Rebanks articulates the complexities of farming realities clearly. Read the book. Think about where your next meal is coming from. And what it costs. Then imagine starting to create it yourself from the land.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Dec, 2022
Worth the wait!
Husband had been mentioning this book for so long, he was most pleased to finally receive it, and has been enjoying reading it very much, many thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Dec, 2024
Compulsive description of 20th and 21st century agriculture
A great book, describing the changes of agriculture in the last 50 years or so, the problems and solutions. A compulsive read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Dec, 2021
A good read
Book recommended and an excellent readVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Apr, 2023
Good read
Excellent book. Well worth a readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Feb, 2023
Good
Interesting bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Mar, 2024
Highly recommended
Lovely compelling readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Dec, 2022
Very good book
Very good bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Nov, 2021
just right
entertainingVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
