{"product_id":"the-lie-of-the-land-guy-shrubsole-9780008651817","title":"The Lie of the Land: How a Tiny Group of Landowners Wrecked the Countryside, and How the Public Can Restore It","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS AND THE UNWIN AWARD*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*A WATERSTONES AND \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024*\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Both dynamite and medicine' \u003c\/strong\u003eAMY-JANE BEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'Timely and rousing' \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe lie of the land: that Britain's landowners care for the countryside.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation's wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Guy Shrubsole's The Lost Rainforests of Britain was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller w\/c 2023-04-30*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Shrubsole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008651817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008651817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d","brand":"Guy Shrubsole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135212962047,"sku":"9780008651817","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d2ac37a-63df-41be-97d7-d39ac25f45a0.jpg?v=1755009470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lie-of-the-land-guy-shrubsole-9780008651817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}