Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt
Book by John Grindrod
'Evocative and intelligent' Guardian Discover the secret history of our green belts.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring ... Google Books
Originally published: 2017
Author: John Grindrod
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This book is several things at once: a history of the green belt; a record of the social impact of the green belt; and a personal memoir of John's early years ...
Jun 14, 2017 · Grindrod's evocative and intelligent exploration of the green belt and its place in our national consciousness is part history and part memoir.
In the green belts John discovers strange hidden places, from nuclear bunkers to buried landfill sites, and along the way meets planners, protestors, foresters ...
Blending original social history, stunning nature writing and poignant family memoir, Outskirts is the first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts ...
£9.99
Nevertheless, John Grindrod's study ... Living life on the edge of the green belt. John ... Grindrod asserts that one of the things he likes about the Green Belt ...
In the green belts John discovers strange hidden places, from nuclear bunkers to buried landfill sites, and along the way meets planners, protestors, foresters ...
'Illuminating and enjoyable' Spectator'Grindrod's evocative and intelligent exploration of the green belt and its place in our national consciousness is ...
£9.99
A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside, and the author's childhood, for fans of ...
£9.99
The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a ...
£9.99
The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts ... Growing up on 'the last road in London' on an estate at the edge of the woods, John ...