Rural, Rebecca Smith

Rural, Rebecca SmithNew Paperback 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 Why have our rural industries been replaced by tourism?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

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to the end of the age of dinosaurs when live-birthing mammals began their modern rise to power

The Happy Nomad is the story of how Charlotte Bradman breaks free from her turbulent past

This book is the story of a year of soul-searching that followed a terrible loss

specially-commissioned maps and easy-to-follow practical information ensure you have everything you need to set out on these walks yourself

on fishing in an opposing wind

and of storytelling

In its pages are encountered

Players race to be the first to collect all their dinosaur bones

Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld

and practices to try and put the newfound knowledge from within the pages to good use

from the poorest to the wealthiest