{"product_id":"9781529971644-middleland","title":"Middleland","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDispatches from the Borders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent, beautifully observed portrait of rural Britain and the politics that shape it, from the no. 1 bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof \u003ci\u003ePolitics on the Edge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Rare and life-affirming’ \u003c\/b\u003eMICHAEL MORPURGO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Personal, wise and often funny’ \u003c\/b\u003eCAROLINE LUCAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRory Stewart spent nearly a decade as MP for Britain’s most rural constituency, Penrith and the Border, living among Cumbria’s fells, farms and ancient frontiers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on pieces originally written for a local newspaper, \u003ci\u003eMiddleland\u003c\/i\u003e is both a love letter to rural Britain – a place caught in tensions between farming and the natural world, between the need to preserve and to grow, between local needs and national demands – and a quietly radical exploration of how politics might better serve the people it represents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A triumph’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A moving, grounded look at rural Britain’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Intriguing…enjoyable’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Full of intelligence and panache’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Refreshingly honest’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Stewart sees Cumbria’s glory’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409896845686,"sku":"9781529971644","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40257991.jpg?v=1773234400","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529971644-middleland","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}