Description
A revelatory uncovering of a vanished agricultural way of life by bestselling nature writer Sally Coulthard.
About the Author
Bestselling author Sally Coulthard has spent the past two decades writing about nature, history and craft. Many of her books delve into the traditions of rural life - from artisans to agriculture - the people, plants and creatures who make the countryside tick. She lives on a North Yorkshire smallholding with her family and animals.
Reviews
Sally Coulthard's beautiful books have shown us the beauty and rich history of everyday things like sheep, bees, hedgehogs, flowers and snow - and now, the humble barn * Country Walking Magazine *
A gem of a book... Not only richly informed about the troubles and tribulations of past lives lived in the shadow of the barn, but of the unstoppable forces of agriculture during a long-gone seismic period of British history -- Country Smallholding
[Coulthard] works outwards from small observations and detailed research to create a web of stories, images and ideas about rural history, ancient and modern... This is a history of the 'ordinary' people, peppered with surprising facts and personalised tales * Richmondshire Today *
Readable, fascinating... A very human history, focusing on the people whose lives changed over several centuries as times and technology changed around them * Shedworking *
Engaging and filled with the gentle humour and fascinating facts that are an integral part of Coulthard's written style * Get History *
A thoroughly interesting read * Gazette and Herald *
The Dalesman's Recommended Read for February 2022 * The Dalesman *
The bestselling author of The Bee Bible uncovers the fascinating history of a North Yorkshire barn from the Enclosures of the eighteenth century to the present day in a masterwork of research and non-fiction storytelling * Waterstones *
An affectionate celebration of the enduring charm of rural North Yorkshire and a lost agricultural way of life * Country Living *
Author and smallholder Sally Coulthard tracks the history of the ancient stone barn that stands across from her Yorkshire farmhouse and, in turn, the history of the farm, those that have tended it and the country at large across two and a half centuries * Neptune Home *
Book Information
ISBN 9781800240858
Author Sally Coulthard
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint Apollo
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC