Deep Country is Neil Ansell''s account of five years spent alone in a hillside cottage in Wales.

''I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with no transport, no phone. This is the story of those five years, where I lived and how I livedIt is the story of what it means to live in a place so remote that you may not see another soul for weeks on end. And it is the story of the hidden places that I came to call my own, and the wild creatures that became my society.''

Neil Ansell immerses himself in the rugged British landscape, exploring nature''s unspoilt wilderness and man''s relationship with itDeep Country is a celebration of rural life and the perfect read for fans of Robert Macfarlane''s Landmarks, Helen Macdonald''s H is for Hawk orJames Rebanks'' A Shepherd''s Life.

''A beautiful, translucent portrayal of mid-Wales'' Jay Griffiths

''TouchingThrough Ansell''s charming and thoroughly detailed stories of run-ins with red kites, curlews, sparrowhawks, jays and ravens, we see him lose himself . . . in the rhythms and rituals of life in the British wilderness'' Financial Times

''Remarkable, fascinating'' Time Out

''A gem of a book, an extraordinary taleAnsell''s rich prose will transport you to a real life Narnian world that CS Lewis would have envied. Find your deepest, most-comfortable armchair and get away from it all'' Countryfile

Neil Ansell spent five years living on a remote hillside in Wales, and wrote his first book, Deep Country, about the experienceSince that time, he has become an award-winning television journalist with the BBC. He has travelled in over fifty countries and has written for the Guardian, the New Statesman and the Big Issue.


Format Häftad Omfång 224 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Books Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2012-02-02 ISBN 9780141049328