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Hidden Valley (häftad, eng)
The story of the real ''good life'' of an off-grid existence in rural Spain
Paul Richardson fled the city to live on the la...
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The story of the real ''good life'' of an off-grid existence in rural Spain
Paul Richardson fled the city to live on the land in a rough-and-tumble village on the edge of Europe. Immersing himself in the culture of his remote Spanish community, he learned the traditional arts of animal husbandry and vegetable growing, wine-making and home distilling, and made bread from the rye he sowed on the stone-walled terraces of his twelve-acre farm.
In prose that shimmers with wit and sensuality, the author charts his personal route-map along a road less travelled - from urban pressures to rural tranquility, and from insecurity to fulfilmentAlong the way he pays tribute to the influences that have shaped his progress - from The Good Life to Henry David Thoreau, from the 1970s pioneers to self-sufficiency to his farming neighbours in the far-flung region of Extremadura.
In Richardson''s hands, off-grid living both becomes an act of rebellion and a heartening proof that a simpler, better life is possible, if only we can remove ourselves from the ethos in which conspicuous consumption is a duty and success/failure the wheel on which society turns.
Hidden Valley is a glorious narrative of one man''s journey towards self-relianceOriginal and thought-provoking, it is also hugely entertaining.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 288 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Little, Brown Book Group |
Utgivningsdatum | 2024-01-04 |
ISBN | 9780349144795 |
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- Häftad, 288, Engelska, Little, Brown Book Group, 2024-01-04, 9780349144795
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 288
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Little, Brown Book Group
- Utgivningsdatum 2024-01-04
- ISBN 9780349144795