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The Plot: A Biography of My Father´s English Acre
Madeleine Bunting
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Description for The Plot: A Biography of My Father´s English Acre
Paperback. "Guardian" columnist the author is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. After her father's death, wanting to understand him better, she began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. This title uncovers traces of the plot's Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, and wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre, she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks; she learns of the medieval battles and considers the changing face of agriculture and leisure. The result sheds a fascinating light on what a contested, layered place England is, and on ... Read more
Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, and wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre, she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks; she learns of the medieval battles and considers the changing face of agriculture and leisure. The result sheds a fascinating light on what a contested, layered place England is, and on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847081445
SKU
V9781847081445
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About Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting was for many years a columnist for the Guardian, which she joined in 1990. Born in North Yorkshire, Bunting read History at Cambridge and Politics at Harvard. She is the author of The Model Occupation: The Channel Islands under German Rule, 1940-45, Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives (both published by HarperCollins) . The ... Read more
Reviews for The Plot: A Biography of My Father´s English Acre
'Madeleine Bunting's multidimensional chronicle is among the very best pieces of non-fiction to have been published in a long while about what it is like to be English' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'An intriguing and elegant chronicle of a wild and woolly patch of England - Bunting is on finest form dealing with recent history, particularly when she exposes ... Read more