{"product_id":"9780008526276","title":"Rural : The Lives of the Working Class Countryside","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Smith, Rebecca \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 June 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e161 x 242 x 28 | 454g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Eye-opening and persuasive’ SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Brilliant … I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Thoughtful, moving, honest’ CAL FLYN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *Shortlisted for Lakeland Book of the Year 2024*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Work in the countryside ties you, soul and salary, to the land. But often those who labour in nature have the least control over what happens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why have our rural industries been replaced by tourism? Why can't people stay living in the places they grew up? In this beautifully observed book, Rebecca Smith traces the stories of foresters and millworkers, miners, builders, farmers and pub owners, to paint a picture of the working class lives that often go overlooked. This is a book for anyone who loves and longs for the countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44043169071363,"sku":"9780008526276","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008526276_8c23bf98-e125-4ade-ad5e-111ff51c493a.jpg?v=1731413169","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780008526276","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}