Firbank, Thomas
I Bought a Mountain
- ISBN 13:
- 9781780725604
- author:
- Firbank, Thomas
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Short Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, Belletristik,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
Thomas Firbank's memoir, I Bought a Mountain, is a gripping account of his 21-year-old decision to purchase a 2,400-acre hill farm in the mountains of Snowdonia. With the support of his wife, he struggled to build the farm back into prosperity, facing numerous challenges along the way. The book, written on the eve of the Second World War, offers a unique insight into the lives of rural farmers during this period. It is a story of tragedy and triumph, as well as a portrait of a lost era when farming was a communal endeavour. The memoir has become a significant work in the genre of 'good life' rural escape literature. This new edition is introduced with a foreword by Patrick Barkham, and includes an afterword by Dafydd Morris-Jones.
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