Tuesday 1st October
An Evening with John Lewis-Stempel
Kibworth Books 7.30pm (doors 7:00pm)
Kibworth Books is delighted to welcome highly acclaimed and award winning writer John Lewis-Stempel in celebration of his new book, 'England: A Natural History'.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night or can be pre-ordered ahead of the event.
John will be happy to sign and dedicate copies of his books which have been purchased at Kibworth Books.
Please note that event tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Ticket options: There is a choice of purchasing just 'tickets only' for the event, or alternatively, you can also pre-order a copy of England: A Natural History with your ticket purchase (which can be collected at the event bookstall). By adding this option to your basket you are purchasing a ticket only.
Copies of John's book will also be available to purchase on the night for those who have not pre-ordered.
Pre-order the book here
About the book:
Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In England, his most magisterial book to date, John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history. In his trademark lyrical prose, Lewis-Stempel reveals the hidden workings of each habitat: the clear waters and dragonflies; the bluebells, badgers and stag beetles; wild thyme; granite cliffs; rock pools and sandy beaches; red deer standing at ancient oaks; the wayside flowers of the lane; hedgehogs and hares; and snow on the high peak.
Each landscape - be it calm green or wild moor, plunging cliff or flatland fen - has shaped our idea of ourselves, our sense of what it is to be in England. In a stunning package, complete with decorated boards, endpapers, chapter heads and a map, England: A Natural History is the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.
About John Lewis-Stempel:
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and award winning writer on nature and history. John has written extensively on the subject of nature both in the UK and France. His books include The Wild Life: A Year of Living on Wild Food, Still Water: The Deep Life of the Pond, The Running Hare, Woodston, Nightwalking, and La Vie, just to name a few.
His books Where the Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature and The Great War and Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field, both of which have won the wainwright prize for nature writing.
John also writes columns for Country Life Magazine and The Times. His Times column, Nature Notebook, focuses on both nature and farming across the UK.