Yesterday's Countryside: Country Life as it Really Was - Hardcover

Porter, Valerie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071532196X ISBN 13: 9780715321966

Publisher: David & Charles, 2006

Synopsis

Country life in every aspect has changed dramatically within living memory. This lovely book invites the reader to explore what has happened to our farms, villages, lanes and hedgerows in more detail than ever before. The author reveals the every day lives of the country community - both the hardships and the pleasures - to give a complete picture of our grandparents and their forefathers as they worked on and with the land. The fragile future of the countryside rests in our hands - this fascinating book reminds us to take care of it.

About this title

About the Author:

Valerie Porter has lived in Sussex for most of her life, and spent her childhood in agricultural Wiltshire. She writes books on rural subjects, especially on the lives of those who live and work in the country and is the author of two titles in the highly acclaimed 'Tales of the Countryside' series. Valerie lives in Milland, West Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 071532196X
• ISBN 13: 9780715321966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256