Why I Live in the Country

An collection of intoxicating nature essays that capture the unrivalled beauty of a year in the English countryside, from the author of The Darling Buds of May

'The common denomination of seasonal beauty and wonder ties your experience to that of millions who have loved and always will love the country earth.'

Fresh, lyrical and full of enchantment, the nature writing of H. E. Bates is alive with the joys of his beloved English countryside, from his hometown in Northamptonshire to the orchards of Kent. Bringing together a rich variety of his previously uncollected essays, Why I Live in the Country is an invitation to slow down, breathe in and look to the land for the wonders we might find there.

From the first inklings of spring to the deep silence of midwinter, these essays move through the seasons of English rural life in a collection that celebrates the beauty in every hedgerow, field and tree.

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