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  The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre (Paperback) By (author) Madeleine Bunting

  

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  Short Description for The Plot"Guardian" columnist the author is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. After her father's death, wanting to understand him better, she began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. This title uncovers traces of the plot's Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks.
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  • Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS
  • Published: 01 July 2010
  • Format: Paperback 304 pages
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  • Categories: Local History
  • ISBN 13: 9781847081445 ISBN 10: 1847081444
  • Sales rank: 138,257

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Full description for The Plot

• "Guardian" columnist Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre, she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks; she learns of the medieval battles and considers the changing face of agriculture and leisure. The result sheds a fascinating light on what a contested, layered place England is, and on what belonging to a place might mean to all of us. "The Plot" is an original, heartfelt, and deeply political book.