Description
| Product ID: | 9780008526276 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Rural |
| Subtitle: | The Lives of the Working Class Countryside |
| Authors: | Author: Rebecca Smith |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, History, History, Social and cultural history, Social classes, Rural communities, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Social & cultural history, Social classes, Rural communities, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 20th century, 21st century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘Eye-opening and persuasive’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Brilliant … I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL ‘Thoughtful, moving, honest’ CAL FLYN ‘Eye-opening and persuasive’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Brilliant … I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL‘Thoughtful, moving, honest’ CAL FLYN*Shortlisted for Lakeland Book of the Year 2024*Work in the countryside ties you, soul and salary, to the land. But often those who labour in nature have the least control over what happens there.Why have our rural industries been replaced by tourism? Why can''t people stay living in the places they grew up? In this beautifully observed book, Rebecca Smith traces the stories of foresters and millworkers, miners, builders, farmers and pub owners, to paint a picture of the working class lives that often go overlooked. This is a book for anyone who loves and longs for the countryside. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-08 |
