{"product_id":"lark-ascending-1","title":"Lark Ascending","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A Rough Trade, \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Peerless cultural history.'' Ian Thomson, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Original.’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating.’ \u003ci\u003eMail On Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Exceptional.’ \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the course of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Lark Ascending\u003c\/i\u003e by Ralph Vaughan Williams is the piece of music that has come to define the mythical concept of the English countryside, with its babbling brooks and skylarks. Yet, the landscape is not really an unaffected utopia, but a living, working and occasionally rancorous environment that has forged a nation’s musical personality. On a journey that takes us from post-war poets and artists to the free party scene embraced by the acid house and travelling communities, Richard King explores how Britain’s history and identity have been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57463805542782,"sku":"NW9780571338801","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571338801.jpg?v=1779806745","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/lark-ascending-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}