{"product_id":"9781529924176-craftland","title":"Craftland","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Journey Through Britain's Living Past\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnect with Britain’s extraordinary heritage and be awakened to the beauty all around you with the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, soul-stirring journey to Craftland that reveals a richer, more meaningful way of living - by award-winning historian and broadcaster James Fox. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Inspiring’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Wonderful’ Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003e‘Enchanting’ Amol Rajan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO NON-FICTION BOOK AWARD 2025*\u003cbr\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor generations, what we made with our hands shaped who we were. The skills and knowledge passed down to us built our communities and defined our regions. And if you know where to look, they still do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCraftland\u003c\/i\u003e, James Fox seeks out Britain’s last great craftspeople – those who are keeping our vanishing trades and traditions alive. Through them, we witness not only the living past but a deeper, more connected way of living today: one that is not yet lost and might still shape our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis soul-stirring journey shows that Britain is still a craft land, if only we have eyes to see it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Brimming with fresh news and seasoned with hope. James Fox uncovers a largely hidden history which is still alive all around us today. I read it in two gulps with delight’\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Marr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘This extraordinary book will leave you awestruck and inspired. Anyone who has ever felt a disconnection from modern life will find themselves irresistibly drawn in’\u003c\/b\u003e Xand van Tulleken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Superb… I read the book with admiration not only for the remarkable subjects individually, but also the human spirit that unites them all’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘If you want to know about Britain and yourself, read this book…tremendous’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Beautiful, eye-opening and surprisingly moving – a treat to treasure’\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Worsley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Superbly written and completely absorbing’\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Chevalier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A book that shimmers with love for a dwindling world’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A close-up study of human work at a moment when we’re all trying to understand what that means’ \u003c\/b\u003eIan Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Succeeds in defining the new role of craft in a world where machines appear to be eclipsing both the brain and the hand’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A joy’\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund de Waal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A richly satisfying read’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dazzling. An impassioned and novel portrait of the country’s past and how we might rethink our future’\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Bryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘What a treat to discover that craft is as ever present as it has forever been’\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Malone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Wonderful’\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56802171584886,"sku":"9781529924176","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38973960_65fb6026-1e7d-4e3d-8d8f-f934b63bbf88.jpg?v=1765420237","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529924176-craftland","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}