{"product_id":"corduroy","title":"Adrian Bell: Corduroy [2008] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdrian Bell (1901-1980) was born in Lancashire and grew up in London but wished for a life in the open air. In 1920 he apprenticed himself to a West Suffolk farmer, an experience that would inspire him to farm on his own. His celebrated trilogy \u003ci\u003eCorduroy\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), \u003ci\u003eSilver Ley\u003c\/i\u003e (1931) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Tree \u003c\/i\u003e(1932) grew out of that same raw material, and \u003ci\u003eCorduroy\u003c\/i\u003e (reissued here with an introduction by his son, the journalist Martin Bell) remains his most admired work.\u003cbr\u003e  'There is a vitality and freshness of manner about this modern pastoral which carries one easily along through a pleasant maze of turnips, mangolds, and the yearly routine of a Suffolk farm. As the seasons change and the crops come and go, the green young apprentice is gradually initiated into the mysteries of coaxing a hazardous living from the soil.' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bell, Adrian","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":50085927059795,"sku":"XG80571240838","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bell-adrian-corduroy-xg80571240838-60691154993491.jpg?v=1736395321","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/corduroy","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}