MIDDLELAND

An urgent beautifully observed portrait of rural Britain and the politics that shape it from the no 1 bestselling author of Politics on the Edge Rare and life affirming MICHAEL MORPURGO Personal wise and often funny CAROLINE LUCASRory Stewart spent nearly a decade as MP for Britain s most rural constituency Penrith and the Border living among Cumbria s fells farms and ancient frontiers Drawing on pieces written during his years as an MP Middleland is both a love letter to rural Britain exploring tensions between farming and the natural world between the need to preserve and to grow between local and national demands and a quietly radical argument for how politics might better serve the people it represents A triumph Literary Review A moving grounded look at rural Britain i Paper Intriguing enjoyable Daily Telegraph Full of intelligence and panache Scotsman Refreshingly honest Country Life Stewart sees Cumbria s glory New Statesman