{"product_id":"next-to-nature-a-lifetime-in-the-english-countryside-ronald-blythe","title":"Next to Nature: A Lifetime in the English Countryside, Ronald Blythe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/strong\u003eNew: A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/strong\u003eA flawless, unread copy of this expansive masterpiece by Ronald Blythe CBE, widely revered as one of Britain’s finest rural historians and country writers. Next to Nature gathers nearly half a century of Blythe's lyrical diary entries written from his historic home, Bottengoms Farm—a sturdy yeoman’s house tucked away on the border between Suffolk and Essex. The book has been showered with exceptional critical acclaim; Stephen Fry praised it for bringing the countryside alive with \"all the charm, wonder, eccentricity and vigour of country life,\" while the Sunday Times named it a favorite read, calling it a \"warm, funny and moving nature memoir.\" Pristine and entirely unhandled, this is a premium copy celebrating a beautifully preserved chronicle of English rural inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext to Nature invites readers to step into a simple life richly lived, following the slow and rhythmic turn of the agricultural, village, and church calendar. Beginning with a pristine snowfall on New Year's Day and concluding with traditional carols echoing through a village church at Christmas, Ronald Blythe shares his intimate reflections from deep within the Stour Valley. With a brilliant blend of gentle wit, sharp observation, and deep historical awareness, Blythe meditates on personal faith, literature, art, historical memory, and our enduring relationship with the landscape. It stands as an unforgettable, soul-stirring ode to the rhythms of the English countryside and the timeless patterns of human community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54011605877075,"sku":"4312","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/9781399804691.jpg?v=1781617180","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/next-to-nature-a-lifetime-in-the-english-countryside-ronald-blythe","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}