Deep Country is Neil Ansell's account of five years spent alone in a
hillside cottage in Wales.
'I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with
no transport, no phone. This is the story of those five years, where I
lived and how I lived. It is the story of what it means to live in a
place so remote that you may not see another soul for weeks on end. And
it is the story of the hidden places that I came to call my own, and the
wild creatures that became my society.'
Neil Ansell immerses himself in the rugged British landscape, exploring
nature's unspoilt wilderness and man's relationship with it. Deep
Country is a celebration of rural life and the perfect read for fans of
Robert Macfarlane's Landmarks, Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk
orJames Rebanks' A Shepherd's Life.
'A beautiful, translucent portrayal of mid-Wales' Jay Griffiths
'Touching. Through Ansell's charming and thoroughly detailed stories of
run-ins with red kites, curlews, sparrowhawks, jays and ravens, we see
him lose himself . . . in the rhythms and rituals of life in the British
wilderness' Financial Times
'Remarkable, fascinating' Time Out
'A gem of a book, an extraordinary tale. Ansell's rich prose will
transport you to a real life Narnian world that CS Lewis would have
envied. Find your deepest, most-comfortable armchair and get away from
it all' Countryfile
Neil Ansell spent five years living on a remote hillside in Wales, and
wrote his first book, Deep Country, about the experience. Since that
time, he has become an award-winning television journalist with the BBC.
He has travelled in over fifty countries and has written for the
Guardian, the New Statesman and the Big Issue.
