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Peaks and Troughs: In at the Deep End, High in the Hills
Nick Perry
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Description for Peaks and Troughs: In at the Deep End, High in the Hills
Paperback. The Good Life meets Withnail and I in this funny nostalgic memoir Num Pages: 320 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJPL; BM; TVM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Peaks and Troughs is the story of a naive young man who is initiated into adulthood through the harsh reality of having to survive in the material world. Despite the hardships, he never loses his belief that there is an alternative way to farm that is sympathetic to the earth and the animals in his care. His neighbours never take him seriously and try to undermine his efforts as he struggles against the elements and nagging self-doubt, but he carries on, no matter how close to the edge he and his family get. ... Read more
Peaks and Troughs is the story of a naive young man who is initiated into adulthood through the harsh reality of having to survive in the material world. Despite the hardships, he never loses his belief that there is an alternative way to farm that is sympathetic to the earth and the animals in his care. His neighbours never take him seriously and try to undermine his efforts as he struggles against the elements and nagging self-doubt, but he carries on, no matter how close to the edge he and his family get. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846973833
SKU
V9781846973833
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Ref
99-2
About Nick Perry
Nick Perry spent his childhood in Dorset, out in the countryside daydreaming most of the time. He was educated at Parkstone Sea Training School before leaving for London where he worked for ATV Television. He travelled around Europe moving from job to job until he came into money. On impulse he bought a hill farm in North Wales, some experiences ... Read more
Reviews for Peaks and Troughs: In at the Deep End, High in the Hills
'I think it is beautifully written, very evocative, very engaging, not judgemental ... I'm enjoying it so much, very warm hearted' - Jonathan Ross; 'Peaks and Troughs is a young man's book, written plainly, without philosophy or grand rationalisation, without rancour, without nostalgia, and without that deadly ironic humour which older men often bring to their younger selves. It's a ... Read more