The Village News: The Truth Behind England's Rural Idyll

Tom Fort

ISBN 10: 1471151093 / ISBN 13: 9781471151095

Published by Simon & Schuster UK, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Village News: The Truth Behind England's Rural Idyll
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1471151093
• ISBN 13: 9781471151095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1779359735.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46937531
• Signed: 5/21/2026 10:35:35 AM
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Synopsis

Over the course of the last century, the English village has often been declared dead or dying. In this volume, ex-BBC journalist Tom Fort sets out to discover how these communities are really faring. Fort approaches 6,000 years of history and his own experiences of rural life with wit and entertaining observations, and concludes that ‘the village as a model for communal living is simply too strong to failâ€.

About the Author

Tom Fort was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. In 1978 he joined the BBC in London where he worked in the BBC Radio newsroom for 22 years. He lives in South Oxfordshire with his wife and two of his children and has been travelling up and down the A303 for over five decades.