{"product_id":"9780008216214_the-peregrine-50th-anniversary-edition-afterword-by-robert-macfarlane","title":"The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition: Afterword By Robert Macfarlane","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReissue of J. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing, with an exclusive new afterword by Robert Macfarlane.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967. Greeted with acclaim, it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize, the pre-eminent literary prize of the time. Luminaries such as Ted Hughes, Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, \u003cem\u003eThe Peregrine\u003c\/em\u003e is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J. A. Baker spent long winters looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands – peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of the timeless classic, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication, features an afterword by one of the book’s greatest admirers, Robert Macfarlane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. A. Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895920644245,"sku":"9780008216214","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008216214_32ebe328-2bee-4965-a95a-77889a6c9b97.jpg?v=1776888214","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008216214_the-peregrine-50th-anniversary-edition-afterword-by-robert-macfarlane","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}