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Discover 'English Pastoral' - an enlightening unabridged audio book on MP3 that explores the profound changes in rural landscapes through time. Narrated by James Rebanks, this gripping audiobook invites you into the heart of family farming in the picturesque Lake District. As challenges have reshaped the agricultural tapestry once teeming with life and community, Rebanks reflects on his journey to reclaim his family's legacy and restore the natural harmony of the land. With an ISBN of 9781867519430, this brand-new edition published by Bolinda/Audible in 2021 offers listeners a glimpse into a world where love and pride in one’s heritage can lead to hope and renewal. Experience this thoughtful elegy that touches on themes of responsibility, environmental change, and the enduring human connection to land. Shipping is FREE from our Auckland warehouse, ensuring no unexpected import charges, custom duties, or taxes. Please allow 15 days for delivery. By purchasing 'English Pastoral', you’re not just buying an audiobook; you’re embracing a narrative that resonates with anyone who values agriculture, nature, and the quest for sustainability.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781867519430
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Description:
James Rebanks was taught by his grandfather 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, that landscape had profoundly changed. 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 how the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. But 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 an audiobook about what it means to have love and pride in a place and how, against the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral – not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all.
NOTE: Please note this is an AUDIO BOOK - ON MP3. Shipping for this item is FREE, please allow 15 days for shipping. As its shipped from our Auckland warehouse there is no unexpected import charges, custom duties or taxes
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781867519430
Format: MP3 format
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Description:
James Rebanks was taught by his grandfather 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, that landscape had profoundly changed. 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 how the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. But 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 an audiobook about what it means to have love and pride in a place and how, against the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral – not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all.