{"product_id":"england-1","title":"England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' A brilliant gift for anyone who loves the countryside'' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''''This extraordinarily fine writer tours England with an eye for every living thing. A work of beauty, deeply informed, a fantastic gift.'' - \u003ci\u003eSaga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A masterpiece'' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Britain''s finest nature writer'' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of evocative detail, this celebration of nature and place is bursting with historical details and lyrical observations of wildlife and landscape.'' \u003ci\u003e- Countryfile magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What we have here is the best of John Lewis-Stempel and the best of his vision of England.'' - \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.’ – \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-----\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback, with map and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eEngland: A Natural History \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel''s nature writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe English countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In \u003ci\u003eEngland\u003c\/i\u003e, his most magisterial book to date, John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his trademark lyrical prose, Lewis-Stempel reveals the hidden workings of each habitat: the clear waters and dragonflies; the bluebells, badgers and stag beetles; wild thyme; granite cliffs; rock pools and sandy beaches; red deer standing at ancient oaks; the wayside flowers of the lane; hedgehogs and hares; and snow on the high peak. Each landscape - be it calm green or wild moor, plunging cliff or flatland fen - has shaped our idea of ourselves, our sense of what it is to be in England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a stunning package, complete with decorated boards, endpapers, chapterheads and a map, \u003ci\u003eEngland: A Natural History \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel''s nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395606520190,"sku":"NW9781804992067","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804992067.jpg?v=1778613938","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/england-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}