REVIEWS - A Place in My Country

"Far from being an idealistic paean to the English countryside, the book becomes a hard-edged and moving account of life in rural Britain today."
Sunday Times

"His beautifully written book is an elegy for an England that is dying, or at least in terminal decline"
The Daily Telegraph

"Avoiding the usual bland elegy for the rustic and redemptive, his book is a valuable memoir, both personal and social, a meditation on belonging in one of many Englands"
The Observer

"I have been reading about the British countryside all my life but this is the first post-modern take on a national asset so routinely taken for granted.... A revelation of a book."
Tim Butcher, author of Blood River (Richard & Judy Galaxy Book of the Year 2008, 3rd place winner)

"An affecting and inspiring memoir...this elegiac account of relearning how to be an Englishman should be required reading for anyone who claims to know or love this country."
The Financial Times

"A beautiful, unsentimental account of a personal loss that is reflected in the rapidly changing texture of life in rural England."
The Sunday Telegraph

"...compelling and often deeply moving...Walthew marshals his runaway real life narratives with a novelist’s skill...a page-turner"
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

"It is beautifully written and very moving. This is a great book, if you like to have your misconceptions about our land thoroughly challenged."
BBC Countryfile Magazine

"... this beautifully written book...which has something to amuse or enlighten on almost every page."
Oxford Times

"A tale of moving to the country that even those who actually live and work there might enjoy…"
The Shooting Times

"When I started reading A Place in My Country I did wonder if it was going to be an English version of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence – an amusing and entertaining read but ultimately rather superficial. I couldn't have been further from the truth....it isn't just the story of two people wanting an escape from the city; it's an examination of the state of the British countryside and a careful consideration of whether or not the way of life is sustainable. At times the writing had me close to tears."
thebookbag.co.uk

"A riveting read."
Country Life

"It will make you smile gently to yourself, laugh out loud, shed a quiet tear and feel angry about the changes happening in our countryside."
NFU Countryside Magazine

"One of the Top 10 Holiday Reads you Must Own"
The Mail on Sunday

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