England

by John Lewis-Stempel

ISBN: 9780857526472

Published: 2024-10-03

'John Lewis-Stempel is the hottest nature writer around.' - Spectator 'His immense, patient powers of observation - along with a flair for the anthropomorphic - mean he is able to offer a portrait of animal life that's rare in its colour and drama.' - Observer 'That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.' - Country Life 'I love the earthiness of John Lewis-Stempel's writing ... The author has seen it, done it, sweated it, and has earned the right to write about it with straw-cut fingers and itchy palms. Brilliant stuff.' - Christopher Somerville, walking correspondent for The Times 'It's his observation of the natural world - the sight, the sound, the smell of it - that is so memorable. He has a distinctively brisk, muscular style of writing that has a poetic intensity and concision. - Guardian 'Lewis-Stempel sees and hears things others will never see and hear, and he can write about them as no one else can.'- Daily Mail ----- Our...