{"product_id":"the-lie-of-the-land-who-really-cares-for-the-countryside-9780008651770","title":"The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*A WATERSTONES AND \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Both dynamite and medicine' \u003c\/strong\u003eAMY-JANE BEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'It couldn't be more relevant' \u003c\/strong\u003eJAMES O'BRIEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Timely and rousing' \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe lie of the land: that Britain's landowners care for the countryside.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation's wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Shrubsole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.36w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008651770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGuy Shrubsole\u003c\/strong\u003e is an environmental campaigner and writer. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eWho Owns England?, \u003c\/em\u003e an instant \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Rainforests of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation and was shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize. For the past decade and a half Guy has campaigned on the climate and nature crises, working for a wide range of organisations from Friends of the Earth and the Right to Roam campaign, to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). He lives in Devon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43097740312691,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2df11d60-f7bd-42b1-a017-663cebc7a99e.jpg?v=1748612521","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-lie-of-the-land-who-really-cares-for-the-countryside-9780008651770","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}