Book description
The Wild Life is John Lewis-Stempel's account of twelve months
eating only food shot, caught or foraged from the fields, hedges, and
brooks of his forty-acre farm. Nothing from a shop and nothing raised
from agriculture. Could it even be done?
We witness the season-by-season drama as the author survives on
Nature's larder, trains Edith, a reluctant gundog, and conjures new
recipes. And, above all, we see him get closer to Nature. Because,
after all, you're never closer to Nature than when you're trying to
kill it or pick it.
Lyrical, observant and mordantly funny, The Wild Life is an
extraordinary celebration of our natural heritage, and a testament to
the importance of getting back to one's roots - spiritually and practically.
In 1996
John Lewis-Stempel
convinced his London-born wife to up sticks from the city and move to
Herefordshire where his family have lived for five centuries. As well as
hunting for wild food, he farms cattle and sheep. He is also the author
of a number of books, including the recent
The Autobiography of the
British Soldier,
reviewed by the
Daily Express
as 'What a book. Five stars'. He has two children.
