{"product_id":"9781399804660","title":"Next to Nature : A Lifetime in the English Countryside","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): BLYTHE, RONALD, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 27\/10\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 480 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: John Murray Press,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Memoirs, The countryside \u0026amp; country life\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399804660\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eRonald Blythe lived at the end of an overgrown farm track deep in the rolling countryside of the Stour Valley, on the border between Suffolk and Essex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis home was Bottengoms Farm, a sturdy yeoman's house once owned by the artist John Nash. From here, Blythe spent almost half a century observing the slow turn of the agricultural year, the church year and village life in a series of rich, lyrical rural diaries. Beginning with the arrival of snow on New Year's Day and ending with Christmas carols sung in the village church, Next to Nature invites us to witness a simple life richly lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith gentle wit and keen observation Blythe meditates on his life and faith, on literature, art and history, and on our place in the landscape. It is a celebration of one of our greatest nature writers, and an unforgettable ode to the English countryside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43437166100717,"sku":"9781399804660","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781399804660_5f34b67a-60ea-419c-85ae-450395de6e31.jpg?v=1678209627","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781399804660","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}