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24%OFFSimon Dawson - Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life - 9781409154655 - V9781409154655
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Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life

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Description for Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life Paperback. The true (and funny) story of one couple's adventurous move from city life to running a smallholding surrounded by animals in the Devonshire countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; BM; TVM; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.

This is the true story of a Londoner who gives up his job as an estate agent in the city, moves to the wilds of Exmoor, starts a smallholding and becomes self-sufficient, with a few bumps along the way. Simon's journey from urbanite to self-sufficient smallholder is brimming with incidents - some funny and some tragic - leading him to question Mother Nature, himself, the food he eats, and his role in it all. Which makes the transition from city life to self-sufficient smallholder slow, emotional and, for him, often confusing, but it is also beautiful, warming and laugh-out-loud funny.... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409154655
SKU
V9781409154655
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Simon Dawson
Simon Dawson gave up his job as an estate agent in London and moved to Exmoor with his wife Debbie over a decade ago. He runs courses on smallholding, butchery, food processing and nose-to-tail eating and came first for the South West on TV's LOCAL FOOD HEROES in 2007. He is much in demand as a journalist and broadcaster, as ... Read more

Reviews for Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life
James Herriot's 'All Creatures Great and Small' meets Stuart Maconie - funny, from the heart and utterly wonderful from start to finish.
Jenny Selway
Daily Express
Simon Dawson's books should come with "scratch and sniff" pages containing the aroma of the Devon countryside at every turn... A witty, revealing heart-warming and honest account of his triumphs and ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life


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