The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre by Bunting, Madeleine - 2009

UsedVeryGood. slightly cocked

Hardback. Very Good.

Granta Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Granta Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Granta Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Granta Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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London : Granta Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, 304 pages, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B126.

London : Granta Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, 304 pages, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B172.

GRANTA, GRANTA. 2009, 304pp. Illustrated. Cloth. With dustjacket. In very good condition. On a remote edge of the North York Moors, where a grassy hillside overlooks the Vale of York, there is a secluded acre of land, edged by woods, called Scotch Corner. A mysterious war memorial chapel stands there, a simple stone building, decorated with bold carvings. Madeleine Bunting's father - an artist and visionary, but also a fiercely conservative man, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England - erected the chapel in his youth. He was a difficult, distant parent, and Bunting fled her home life in Yorkshire as a teenager. But after her father's death, Bunting wanted to understand him and his passionate, lifelong attachment to this plot of land, and she wanted to explore how we find a sense of belonging. Bunting discovered that this quiet spot has a rich history. It had been home to Neolithic forts and earthworks, farmed by the monks from nearby Byland Abbey and fought over by medieval Scots.… Read More