The Glorious Life of the Oak
$35.39
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2018
Summary
Our greatest nature writer explores the myths, legends, history and hidden world of our most iconic tree.
“The oak is the wooden tie between heaven and earth. It is the lynch pin of the British landscape.”
The oak is our most beloved and most common tree. It has roots that stretch back to all the old European cultures but Britain has more ancient oaks than all the other European countries put together. More than half the ancient oaks in the world are in Britain.
Many o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857525819 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857525816 |
| Author: | John Lewis-Stempel |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Doubleday |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 219g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 135mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
A beautiful object and a very British story written with real lyricism - some of the finest sentences I’ve read.
A beautiful object and a very British story written with real lyricism - some of the finest sentences I’ve read. – Neil Oliver * BBC Radio 4: A Good Read *Lewis-Stempel is one of the best of the new generation of nature writers, an oak himself in that particular corner of the literary forest. As a working farmer, from a long line of Herefordshire farmers, he has daily exposure to his source material. In books such as Meadowland, The Running Hare and, most recently, The Wood, he has distilled his knowledge and his enthusiasm into a style that is as rich and earthy as its subject. * Spectator *Our greatest nature writer * Books Are My Bag *A lively little book * Daily Mail *
About The Author
John Lewis-Stempel
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and ‘Britain’s finest living nature writer’ (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.
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