Where are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?
How Traditions from the Past Can Shape Our Future
$25.11
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2026
Summary
Shortlisted, New Angle Prize 2025
Longlisted, Wainwright Prize 2024
Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay? is an ode to rural life, charting traditions of the past, how they were lost and why we need to reconnect.
Exploring the relationship between everyday items and the communities that make them, Robert Ashton provides a snapshot of twenty-first century England. Where are the people who grow barley, milk cows and produce woo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781806770069 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1806770067 |
| Author: | Robert Ashton |
| Publisher: | Wilton Square Books |
| Imprint: | Wilton Square Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
“This is a book of life and why we should celebrate our roots before it is too late.” – John Connell, author of The Cow Book
“Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand rural life.” – Patrick Galbraith, author of In Search of One Last Song
Robert Ashton
Robert Ashton lives near the Suffolk coast, in the town where he grew up. He worked on local farms in his teens, studied agriculture at college, and spent the first decade of his career selling fertiliser. His interest in George Ewart Evans dates back to his early teens, when his parents bought him a copy of Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay. Already an established business author, Robert graduated from the University of East Anglia with a Creative Writing MA in 2020. A Quaker, Robert is driven by a strong sense of social justice and has helped establish a number of social enterprises.
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