Meadowland : the private life of an English field by John Lewis-Stempel

Meadowland : the private life of an English field by John Lewis-Stempel'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' THE TIMESWINNER OF THE THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2015What really goes on in the long grass? Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an English meadows life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite prose, John Lewis Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals

Just how did the little girl who lay in bed pondering the big questions like Why do I matter

and the stories we tell along the way

Jean-Paul Sartre's The Age of Reason is a philosophical novel exploring existentialist notions of freedom

Pagination: 272 pages

' Miranda Hart'Brimming with wit and honesty' Nina Stibbe'Fantastically entertaining' Marina Hyde'I absolutely bloody loved this book

Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery

Each habitat section starts with a fascinating illustration to explain how it works

endlessly entertaining

Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret

life hasn't been easy for the Bayview Crew

and our hand-drawn illustrations

Thousands of new words