On Gallows Down : Place, Protest and Belonging (Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing - Highly Commended) by Nicola Chester

On Gallows Down : Place, Protest and Belonging (Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing - Highly Commended) by Nicola ChesterShortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing Highly CommendedWinner for the Richard Jefferies Award 2021 for Best Nature Writing'A rural, working class writer in an all too rarefied field, Chesters work is unusual for depicting the countryside as it is lived on the economic margins.' The Guardian'An important portrait of connection to the land beyond ownership or possession.' Raynor WinnIts ever so good. Political,

it wouldn’t be Hitchcock without a murder

if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes

Grounded in cutting-edge scientific research

the song of the nightingale and watched as red kites

Praise for Nicci French:

' Cressida Connolly

Could a little festive magic make all of Carly's wishes come true this Christmas

Then he stunned the sporting world by announcing his retirement at the age of 26 and disappeared from tennis

with the perfect amount of spicy romance

he freely admits

Using a travelling barbecue

What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known