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Meadowland: the private life of an English field

John Lewis-Stempel

Kindle Edition | Pages: 308 pages

Rating: 4.23 | 1183 Users | 165 Reviews

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Original Title:	Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field ASIN B00HS2NMKS
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	The Wainwright Golden Beer Prize (2015)

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WINNER OF THE THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2015

What really goes on in the long grass?

Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an English meadow’s life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite prose, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay-cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals that inhabit the grass and the soil beneath: the badger clan, the fox family, the rabbit warren,the skylark brood and the curlew pair, among others. Their births, lives, and deaths are stories that thread through the book from first page to last.

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Title	:	Meadowland: the private life of an English field
Author	:	John Lewis-Stempel
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 308 pages
Published	:	May 22nd 2014 by Transworld Digital (first published March 13th 2014)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Environment. Nature. Science. Natural History. Animals

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Ratings: 4.23 From 1183 Users | 165 Reviews

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A lovely book. I think the idea of a 'micro' approach to nature, concentrating on a single field is a really effective way of revealing through the seasons the different wildlife responses to a changing environment. What we learn is just how adaptable nature is despite the genuine fears that we have for the planet in the face of climate change deniers like Trump and his ilk and the morons in the 'Atlantic Bridge' wing of the UK Conservative Party.Stempel has written a number of high quality

A few months ago, a GR friend reviewed this book and it sounded like just the sort of thing I'd love. Sadly, when trying to locate a copy I found out it isn't readily available in the U.S. (I'm still baffled as to why an e-book isn't available, but I also know nothing about copyright and publishing laws and business arrangements). When I traveled to the U.K. a few weeks ago this book (and a few others) were top on the list of souvenirs to bring home. This book was a pure joy to read. John

"The old ways do not seem so mad in an ancient landscape where I can barely see one electric light,and I can hold in my cupped hand the eternal peace of night." This book is so beautifully written that I know I will be tracking down his other books.

I really love good nature writing like this. Maybe you'd think nothing really happens in a meadow during a year that could ever fill a book - you'd be so wrong. Lewis Stempel is a farmer (with all the practicalities that role brings) and a nature lover. The two don't always go hand in hand. He fully admits that he has a 'spiritual connection' with his land that has nothing to do with religion. On a beautiful summer's evening, as he walks in his meadow, he says that there couldn't be enough

Some writing is so beautiful that I am gripped with an urge to read sections out loud, just so that I can hear the jewel-like words as well as see them, somehow maximizing the pleasure and sharing the joy with others. This is one such book. Vividly described, and wonderfully written, Meadowland gives a unique and intimate account of an English meadows life from January to December. John Lewis-Stempels passionate love for his land comes through as he describes the passage of the seasons from

Beautiful. I am adoring nature writing and excited to explore more of it. This was amazing to dip into and I felt a part of me come alive whilst reading it.

This will be on my favourites list for a while. If you like reading about nature and have a soft spot for the English countryside and traditional pastoral literature, this should be on your radar. At first I thought it might be too verbose, but the author settles into a rhythm that is really prose poetry and I loved every minute.