Four Fields by Tim Dee

Four Fields by Tim Dee

In his first book since the acclaimed The Running Sky Tim Dee tells the story of four green fields.

"Heavy with poetic resonance… [Dee] pushes the boundaries of nature writing, creating a form that is lyrical but deeply alert to ecological crisis" -- Miriam Darlington * BBC Wildlife *
"First-rate evocation of the natural world merges with an elegiac note in these rich stories of the soil." * Independent *
"[Dee’s] descriptions are constantly inventive; wry and fearless… A project as expansive, and as mesmerizing, as a fenland sky." -- Mary Crockett * Scotsman *
"Dee’s writing is often quietly poetic, with the spirit of Gerard Manley Hopkins hovering overhead." -- Jon Day * Daily Telegraph *
"Four Fields is an enthralling and unexpected book – or four short books – about what we have made of the natural world. The language itself is rich and loamy. There is evidence of much thought here, as well as a naturalist's profound observation. It is proof that really, there is no such thing as "nature writing" – Dee gives us the wide world and everything in it, including ourselves and all our works." -- Kathleen Jamie * Guardian *

Tim Dee is a BBC radio producer making upwards of thirty programmes a year. His first book, The Running Sky, was published by Cape in 2009 and described his first five birdwatching decades. His latest book, Four Fields, described more deeply his ideas of the pastoral. He collaborated with the poet Simon Armitage on the anthology The Poetry of Birds.

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ISBN 13	9780224090728
ISBN 10	0224090720
Title	Four Fields
Author	Tim Dee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2013-08-29
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Short-listed for East Anglian Book Award for General Non-fiction 2014 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.