I bought a mountain

Thomas Firbank

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Written on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir tells the remarkable story of how 21-year-old Thomas Firbank decided on impulse to purchase a 2,400-acre hill farm in the rugged, inhospitable mountains of Snowdonia, and how he and his wife struggled to build it back into prosperity. The book became an international bestseller, selling over half-a-million copies worldwide and pioneered the genre of 'good life' rural escape literature. This new edition is introduced with a foreword by the award-winning nature writer, Patrick Barkham, and includes an afterword by contemporary Welsh sheep farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones.


Author(s): Firbank, Thomas
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 04/10/2022
Pagination: 320 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Short Books
Published By: Short Books
Book Classification: Agriculture & farming|Animal husbandry|Memoirs
Dimensions: 196 x 124 x 28
Weight: 218
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781780725604

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