Grassling

A lyrical exploration of identity, place, belonging and loss

Spurred on by her father’s declining health and inspired by the history he once wrote of his small Devon village, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett delves through layers of memory, language and natural history to tell a powerful story of how the land shapes us and speaks to us. The Grassling is a book about roots- what it means to belong when the soil beneath our feet is constantly shifting, when the people and places that nurtured us are slipping away.

‘A subtle, moving celebration of place and connectedness . . . brings the sounds, smells and sights of the countryside alive like few other books’ Guardian

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 23/04/2020