{"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":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA WATERSTONES AND \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Both dynamite and medicine' \u003c\/strong\u003eAMY-JANE BEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Timely and rousing' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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\u003eGuy 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\u003cp\u003e*Guy Shrubsole's The Lost Rainforests of Britain was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller w\/c 2023-04-30*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE UNWIN AWARD*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guy Shrubsole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback B-format paperback","offer_id":47779813949492,"sku":"9780008651817","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/0320\/4404\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7bc872d4-f2de-4730-a103-ab7373c370b9.jpg?v=1778174090","url":"https:\/\/wanderingalbatrossbooks.com\/products\/9780008651817","provider":"Wandering Albatross Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}