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Rebecca Smith

Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

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In her book, Rebecca Smith explores the stories of foresters, millworkers, miners, builders, farmers, and pub owners to highlight the working-class lives that often go overlooked in rural industries.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers



Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize


Sunday Times


Eye-opening and persuasive


Brilliant ... I loved it


Kit de Waal


Thoughtful, moving, honest


Cal Flyn


*Winner of The Lakeland Book of the Year 2024*


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.


Why have our rural industries been replaced by tourism?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.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 198 x 1289 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008526313

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