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Meadowland

By: John Lewis-Stempel
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Meadowland gives a unique and intimate account of an English meadow’s life from January to December, together with its biography.

In exquisite prose, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay-cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals that inhabit the grass and the soil beneath: the badger clan, the fox family, the rabbit warren, the skylark brood and the curlew pair, among others. Their births, lives, and deaths are stories that thread through the book from first page to last.

©2014 John Lewis-Stempel (P)2014 Soundings Earth Sciences Ecology Ecosystems & Habitats Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Heartfelt

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I loved listening to this story of a Meadow with all the changes that it goes through over the course of a year. I felt the narrator told the story well and as I listened I could really visualise the scene. I found it very informative too and caught myself thinking “Oh I didn’t know that” more than once.

Entertaining and informative

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This book is so wonderfully descriptive and a real education. A truly delightful and captivating read.

Beautiful and thoroughly captivating

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I've read this book in one sitting and then listened to it over a year so as to embrace the seasonal changes he describes so beautifully. I love his disdain for lawns, those 'green deserts marinated in chemicals' and it's easy to see why when he explains (sometimes brutally) the vast life that thrives in his Hereford farm. As well as seasonal change, there's historical change too. Long gone are the days of tweed and bacon sandwiches depicted by James Herriot, now the modern vet is dressed like a 'forensic scientist', determining whether his beloved cows will live or die. Some readers may find the odd description a little jarring in terms of shooting and death. But I found this pragmatic and refreshingly honest to the realities of rural life - and I'm a vegetarian.

An evocative & enlightening diary of country life

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Lovely, informative, interesting and engaging . Reminds me of years gone by and what we had. Hopefully enlightens people to create habitats for our native flora and fauna

Great insight

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I cannot recommend this enough, ecology, biology, folklore, history poetry about our beautiful country. An absolute pleasure to listen to.

Beautifully written book.

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Had to give up and buy the book as the narrator is incredibly irritating and unsuited to the text. He randomly emphasises the wrong syllables and words and appears to have no understanding of the text whatsoever.
Such a shame, as this could have been a great audiobook.

Interesting book ruined by the narrator

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To live in England & not see the country would be a great shame, hence have this as your trip to England.

England oh Albion

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chapter on the hand cutting of meadow absolutely brilliant with dry humour and delightful observations. Loved it.

Transported to a distant and beautiful meadow

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like "the country diary of an edwardian lady" but fully fleshed out. The life of the flora and fauna of a farm through one year. Thoroughly enjoyable.

delightful

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I love all johns books and this is no exception. Beautifully written, it feels like you've been for a walk in nature every time you pick it up. ive never read nature books before but these are wonderful. x

Beautiful

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