Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing 'Excellent . . . Anyone who is
interested in how we share the planet - what it looks like what we eat and what nature can
teach us - should read this book.' Sunday Times 'A hugely important addition to the literature
of what can be done to restore soil and soul' Guardian 'This must be the most inspirational
nature book of the year . . . a narrative of conservation courage vision and miracles . . .
Read this book and marvel.' Bel Mooney Daily Mail 'The Year's Best Books on Nature' 'This
joyful poignant memoir tells the story of exhausted land becoming a rich ecosystem again and
in doing so forces us to rethink farming' The Times 'Books of the Year: Nature' 'A
passionately personal robustly argued and uplifting book . . . One of the landmark ecological
books of the decade.' Sunday Times 'Books of the Year'
