{"product_id":"9780008651817","title":"The Lie of the Land : How a Tiny Group of Landowners Wrecked the Countryside, and How the Public Can Restore it","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shrubsole, Guy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 May 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 23 | 232g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'It couldn't be more relevant' JAMES O'BRIEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Timely and rousing'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Our 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\u003e Guy 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","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55185988026743,"sku":"9780008651817","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008651817.jpg?v=1746545659","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008651817","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}