The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre by Bunting, Madeleine - 2009

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Hardback. Very Good.

Granta Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Granta Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Granta Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Granta Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

GRANTA, GRANTA. 2009, 304pp. Illustrated. Cloth. With dustjacket. In very good condition. On a remote edge of the North York Moors, where a grassy hillside overlooks the Vale of York, there is a secluded acre of land, edged by woods, called Scotch Corner. A mysterious war memorial chapel stands there, a simple stone building, decorated with bold carvings. Madeleine Bunting's father - an artist and visionary, but also a fiercely conservative man, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England - erected the chapel in his youth. He was a difficult, distant parent, and Bunting fled her home life in Yorkshire as a teenager. But after her father's death, Bunting wanted to understand him and his passionate, lifelong attachment to this plot of land, and she wanted to explore how we find a sense of belonging. Bunting discovered that this quiet spot has a rich history. It had been home to Neolithic forts and earthworks, farmed by the monks from nearby Byland Abbey and fought over by medieval Scots.… Read More

London: Granta Books, 2009. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (green boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.8 kg); 304pp; Index; Bibliography; Contains: Black & white photographs; Maps; ISBN: 978-1-847-08085-1 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #189157|| Condition:

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Granta Books, 2009. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 9.45x6.69x1.22 inches.