Hidden Valley

Name: Hidden Valley
Brand: Little, Brown Book Group
SKU: 9780349144795-B
Price: 9.49 EUR
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By Paul Richardson

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The story of the real 'good life' of an off-grid existence in rural Spain Paul Richardson fled the city to live on the land in a rough-and-tumble village on the edge of Europe. Immersing himself in the culture of his remote Spanish community, he learned the traditional arts of animal husbandry and vegetable growing, wine-making and home distilling, and made bread from the rye he sowed on the stone-walled terraces of his twelve-acre farm. In prose that shimmers with wit and sensuality, the author charts his personal route-map along a road less travelled - from urban pressures to rural tranquility, and from insecurity to fulfilment. Along the way he pays tribute to the influences that have shaped his progress - from The Good Life to Henry David Thoreau, from the 1970s pioneers to self-sufficiency to his farming neighbours in the far-flung region of Extremadura. In Richardson's hands, off-grid living both becomes an act of rebellion and a heartening proof that a simpler, better life is possible, if only we can remove ourselves from the ethos in which conspicuous consumption is a duty and success/failure the wheel on which society turns. Hidden Valley is a glorious narrative of one man's journey towards self-reliance. Original and thought-provoking, it is also hugely entertaining.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 288
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Date:: 2024-01-04
ISBN / EAN:: 9780349144795
Weight:: 230 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/2 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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