{"product_id":"next-to-nature","title":"Next To Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003e'All the charm, wonder, eccentricity and vigour of country life is here in these pages, and told with such engaging directness, detail and colour . . . Bliss' STEPHEN FRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A capacious work that contains multitudes . . . a work to amble through, seasonally, relishing the vivid dashes of colour and the precision and delicacy of the descriptions' \u003ci\u003eTHE SPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'My favourite read of the year . . . warm, funny and moving' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A writer whose pages you turn and then turn back immediately to re-read, relish and get by heart' SUSAN HILL, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ronald Blythe lived at the end of an overgrown farm track deep in the rolling countryside of the Stour Valley, on the border between Suffolk and Essex. His home was Bottengoms Farm, a sturdy yeoman's house once owned by the artist John Nash. From here, Blythe spent almost half a century observing the slow turn of the agricultural year, the church year and village life in a series of rich, lyrical rural diaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginning with the arrival of snow on New Year's Day and ending with Christmas carols sung in the village church,\u003ci\u003eNext to Nature \u003c\/i\u003einvites us to witness a simple life richly lived. With gentle wit and keen observation Blythe meditates on his life and faith, on literature, art and history, and on our place in the landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is a celebration of one of our greatest nature writers, and an unforgettable ode to the English countryside.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305211273598,"sku":"NW9781399804691","price":12.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399804691.jpg?v=1778544544","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/next-to-nature","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}