{"product_id":"the-village-news-9781471151101","title":"The Village News","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An entertaining book, written with Fort’s characteristic conversational style… A real pleasure to read’ –\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e BBC Countryfile\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A wide-ranging, \u003cb\u003eintelligent and bracingly enjoyable book’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e– The Literary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eMeticulously researched and seasoned with wry humour\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a perceptive and richly rewarding read’ –\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Mail on Sunday \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe have lived in villages a long time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The village was the first model for communal living. Towns came much later, then cities. Later still came suburbs, neighbourhoods, townships, communes, kibbutzes. But the village has endured. Across England, modernity creeps up to the boundaries of many, breaking the connection the village has with the land. With others, they can be as quiet as the graveyard as their housing is bought up by city ‘weekenders\u0026amp;rsquo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An entertaining book, written with Fort’s characteristic conversational style… \u003cb\u003eA real pleasure to read\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * BBC Countryfile *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eCharming\u003c\/b\u003e…Mr Fort doesn’t only focus on the visually delightful in village life, he tells it as it is – without any firm conclusion, possibly, but with cordiality and wit.’ * Country Life *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA witty, charming and informative book\u003c\/b\u003e… full of shrewd insights peppered with nostalgia and humour.' * Countryside magazine *\u003cbr\u003e‘The headline news is that \u003cb\u003evillage life is still alive and well and it is great fun looking for it\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * Best of British *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA chatty and often amusing summary\u003c\/b\u003e of his enquiries into twenty-odd English villages… Warm and thoughtful.’   * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003e‘A wide-ranging, \u003cb\u003eintelligent and bracingly enjoyable book\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * The Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e‘Timely, myth-busting march through English rural history... this pedal around the parishes is an \u003cb\u003eentertaining and provocative\u003c\/b\u003e read on a subject close to every English heart.’ * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eMeticulously researched and seasoned with wry humour\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a perceptive and richly rewarding read.’ * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e‘Tom Fort is one of those delightfully curious sorts of fellow who writes delightfully curious sorts of books about \u003cb\u003edelightfully curious\u003c\/b\u003e sorts of things… He is – as he admits – no expert, but he certainly has lots of good ideas. \u003ci\u003eThe Village News \u003c\/i\u003emay be a light read but someone in Whitehall should really take it seriously.’ * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003ethoughtful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eclear-sighted\u003c\/b\u003e history of the English village told through twenty-one case studies, each of which has its particular character…\u003cb\u003ea passionate cry\u003c\/b\u003e to spare our countryside from the fate of Oliver Goldsmith’s “Deserted Village”.’  * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e‘Unashamedly nostalgic but perceptive…\u003cb\u003esimply wonderful\u003c\/b\u003e.’ * Cotswold Life *\u003cbr\u003e‘This book explores the whole notion of the village... \u003cb\u003eWarm and affectionate, but frank and honest too\u003c\/b\u003e.’  * Country Walking *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867175072087,"sku":"9781471151101","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471151101.jpg?v=1722282040","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-village-news-9781471151101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}