{"product_id":"9780008651800","title":"The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA WATERSTONES AND \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Both dynamite and medicine' \u003c\/strong\u003eAMY-JANE BEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Timely and rousing' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Guy Shrubsole's The Lost Rainforests of Britain was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller w\/c 2023-04-30*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE UNWIN AWARD*\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Sunday Times bestseller is a must-read for anyone interested in environmental conservation and the protection of habitats. Shrubsole's non-fiction work is a deep dive into the science of ecosystems, the politics of agriculture, and the social implications of rural land management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Robin Wall Kimmerer (The Democracy of Species), Derek Gow (Birds, Beasts and Bedlam), Christopher Hart (Hedgelands [US Edition]), Yanis Varoufakis (Technofeudalism), and Isabella Tree (Wilding).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guy Shrubsole, Read by Guy Shrubsole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889110896789,"sku":"9780008651800","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008651800_a5da19c0-23a9-448d-93e7-4c620c9c9905.jpg?v=1776888364","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008651800","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}