Where Poppies Blow
The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War
$26.28
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2017
Summary
Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing
The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War
‘If it weren’t for the birds, what a hell it would be.’
During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground, closer to nature than many humans had lived for centuries. Animals provided comfort and interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches - bird-watching, for instance, was probably the single mos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780224916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780224915 |
| Author: | John Lewis-Stempel |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 128mm x 197mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
’ Wonderful, beautifully written and often deeply moving ‘– Lawrence James , The Times
What makes Where Poppies Blow so freshly moving is the picture it paints of the reverence, love and kindness the natural world can engender - Financial Times
Remarkable … a truly wondrous and original work - Daily Express Christmas BooksMoving, strangely life-affirming - Country LifeAbout The Author
John Lewis-Stempel
John Lewis-Stempel is an award-winning writer predominantly known for his books on nature and history. He lives in Herefordshire, on the very edge of England before it runs into Wales, and within a stone’s throw (with a decent gust of wind) from where his family farmed in the 1300s. His many books include the bestselling SIX WEEKS, about British frontline officers in the First World War, THE WAR BEHIND THE WIRE and MEADOWLAND, winner of the Thwaites Wainwright Prize for nature writing. His books have been published in languages as diverse as Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese, are available on all continents apart from Antarctica, and have sold more than a million copies. He has two degrees in history, writes books under the pen name Jon E. Lewis, is married with two children, and also farms.
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