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Running Hare : The Secret Life Of Farmland
Hardback Edition: 1
The Running Hare is natural history close up and intimate. It is the closely observed study of the plants and animals that live in and under plough land, from the labouring microbes to the patrolling kestrel above the corn; of field mice in nests woven
to crop stems, and the hare now running for his life. It is a history of the field, which is really the story of our landscape and of us, a people for whom the plough has informed every part of life: our language and religion, our holidays and our food. And it is the story of a field, once moribund and now transformed.
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John Lewis-Stempel writes with insight, wit and poetry. This is a rare and joyful book.
Pages : 304
Publisher : Doubleday
Publication date : 2016-06-20
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure