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Synopsis
Redoubtable cook Clarissa Dickson Wright (Two Fat Ladies) and countryman Johnny Scott show us the beauty and the harshness of British country life in an eye-opening tour of the United Kingdom. 100 color photos.
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When they were children, Clarissa, the rich little townie, and Johnny, a country boy, used to play together under the rolling downs of East Sussex. Forty years on, in a countryside threatened by urban and political misperceptions, the two friends had an idea to show people the reality of country life. So, forsaking the kitchen, Clarissa donned her stout shoes and set off with Johnny to the four corners of the United Kingdom. Their journey was recorded in an eight-part BBC television program, and this book follows the series as Clarissa and Johnny talk to country people about the concerns, the hardships, and the pleasures of rural life. Thrill to Johnny and Clarissa¹s battles with the elements, gasp at the drama of 40,000 pink-footed geese soaring overhead, or weep at the bravery of a hill ewe lambing in a snowstorm ‹ but in the end, laugh at the sheer fun of it all.
Review
Deprived of her partner in crime, the inimitable Jennifer Paterson, the Fat Lady teams up with a childhood friend for a book that is an unashamed "celebration of the countryside". But let no one think Dickson Wright has been casting around desperately for something new to do: this idea was conceived by her some four years ago but, despite her profile, failed to win TV approval. Then, in the wake of the furore that followed the axing of One Man and His Dog, the only "countryside" programme on the box, the concept was revived. The book, and the eight-part BBC TV series accompanying it, finds Clarissa, the born townie, and her childhood friend, a country boy brought up on a Lowland sheep farm, trekking the length and breadth of a country threatened by "urban and political misunderstanding". Why should Westminster, for example, decide on the future of fox-hunting, a necessary part of country life and not just a rich man's pursuit? This time, we're not taught exotic ways with lamb but, instead, see a hill ewe lambing in a snowstorm. A surprising book, perhaps, and one that aims to show a side of country life with which urban folk are largely unfamiliar.
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- PublisherHeadline Hardbacks
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0747232474
- ISBN 13 9780747232476
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages192
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