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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gail SimmonsPublisher: Bradt Travel Guides Imprint: Bradt Travel Guides Weight: 0.288kg ISBN: 9781784770808ISBN 10: 1784770809 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 09 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Campaigner Day One The Historian Day Two The Farmer Day Three The Conservationist Postscript AppendixReviews'An eloquent, evocative and timely contemplation of the changing nature of life and landscape in the English countryside.' The Oxford Times 'Entertaining and very readable' South East Walker Magazine 'A delightful mix of history, memoir, nature and etymology' Countryfile Magazine. 'Memories of the Chilterns from more than a century ago are superimposed with concerns for this threatened landscape in the light of the HS2 rail roject in an affectionate portrait by travel writer and journalist Gail Simmons.' The Oxford Times 'Memories of the Chilterns from more than a century ago are superimposed with concerns for this threatened landscape in the light of the HS2 rail roject in an affectionate portrait by travel writer and journalist Gail Simmons.' The Oxford Times 'Entertaining and very readable' South East Walker Magazine 'Memories of the Chilterns from more than a century ago are superimposed with concerns for this threatened landscape in the light of the HS2 rail roject in an affectionate portrait by travel writer and journalist Gail Simmons.' The Oxford Times 'Entertaining and very readable' South East Walker Magazine 'An eloquent, evocative and timely contemplation of the changing nature of life and landscape in the English countryside.' The Oxford Times 'Entertaining and very readable' South East Walker Magazine 'This is a very enjoyable read' Country-Side Magazine 'A delightful mix of history, memoir, nature and etymology' Countryfile Magazine Author InformationTravel writer Gail Simmons was born in Northumberland to an army family who, after periods living overseas, settled in a Chiltern commuter village on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. After completing an MA in medieval history Gail pursued a varied career that included working in a Cumbrian castle, protecting historic buildings and leading walking trips in Europe and the Middle East, before becoming a full-time travel writer specialising in independent and sustainable journeys. In 2016 Gail completed a PhD in Creative Writing and she now teaches travel writing at Bath Spa and Cambridge universities. Despite her lifelong global wanderings Gail finds special enjoyment in exploring her home country of Britain, recently rediscovering the quiet allure of the Chiltern Hills where she grew up and which, aged eighteen, she couldn't wait to leave. Now, with HS2 looming, Gail realises just how important this threatened landscape still is to her. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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