{"product_id":"windblown-9781473657014","title":"Windblown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrees are part of the British psyche. We care if just one tree is cut down unnecessarily. So what happens when 15 million are blown down in one night? Part travelogue, part memoir, part celebration of nature''s ability to heal itself, \u003ci\u003eWindblown\u003c\/i\u003e is as rich in character and story-telling as the rings of an ancient oak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eWindblown \u003c\/i\u003eis a marvellously original mixture of reportage and memoir, holding a memorable event in recent history up to the light and making sense of it''\u003c\/b\u003e Bel Mooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wonderful read'' \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Vivid ... thoroughly researched and informative'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This eloquently written account shows that the Great Storm was a wake-up call, providing a wealth of information that helps us manage our treescape today.'' \u003c\/b\u003eTony Kirkham, Head of the Kew Gardens Arboretum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTamsin Treverton Jones is obviously a countrywoman with much love of the nature around her. Interspersed with her travels and accounts of places and events are vivid descriptions of environment, people and animals, as well as her own family history. Her thoroughly researched and informative book throws new light on the vagaries of the great storm. * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWindblown \u003c\/i\u003eis as much memoir as history, and attractively weaves in memories of the author's father Terry Thomas, whose mural commemorating the storm stands in Kew Gardens. * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eThis meticulously researched and absorbing account... uncovers stories we may have not heard before... Beautifully written - you can almost feel the wind blowing through the pages. * Bath Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA poignant reminder that Britain can at times be subject to the dark forces of nature. * Cotswold Life *\u003cbr\u003eAn elegant exploration of the aftermath [of the Great Storm of 1987] * The Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWindblown\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains valuable diagnosis... is most worth reading for its information from Kew Gardens. * Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHauntingly beautiful * Daily Mail *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739530080599,"sku":"9781473657014","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473657014.jpg?v=1720052503","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/windblown-9781473657014","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}