Friday, April 24, 2015

John Lewis-Stempel's 'utterly captivating' ode to a meadow wins Thwaites Wainwright Prize


Farmer and writer’s depiction of a patch of Herefordshire farmland beats Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk to collect £5,000 award
Wild meadow with flowers in Buckland Monochorum Devon.
A wild meadow with flowers in Buckland Monochorum Devon ... ‘this is a book that should make us all want to explore the wonders and realities of nature on our doorsteps’. Photograph: Garfotos/Alamy
Farmer and writer John Lewis-Stempel’s account of a year in the life of a meadow has beaten Helen Macdonald’s bestselling H is for Hawk to win the Thwaites Wainwright Prize for nature writing.
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