{"product_id":"of-thorn-briar-by-paul-lamb-out-12-may-2026","title":"Of Thorn \u0026 Briar by Paul Lamb (out 12 May 2026)","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs1EF720B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs1EFB4FB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs982313B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e*** THE INSTANT TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eHIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE 2025 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Lamb is a hedgelayer. He lives in his wagon and works to the rhythm of the seasons, a way of life that has almost vanished. From the end of summer until the birds nest in the spring, he travels the south-west corner of England, maintaining the ancient boundaries of our nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs traditional management techniques are lost to modernisation, hedgerows and the wildlife they support have declined dramatically. Paul has devoted decades to saving and rejuvenating this important but often forgotten part of Britian’s countryside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eOf Thorn \u0026amp; Briar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e is Paul’s spellbinding account of living in partnership with the land, practising his craft with skill and preserving our heritage for future generations. Once you’ve read it, you will never look at the humble hedgerow in the same way again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e‘[A] beguiling book . . . this spare but elegant account is an unexpected delight, and as soothing as a walk down a tree-dappled lane at sunset’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e‘Gentle, evocative and compelling’ Patrick Barkham, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003e‘This is a delightful book and one that deserves to enter the pantheon of distinguished Nature writing’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EF720B\"\u003eCountry Life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43929412370520,"sku":"9781398535053","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781398535053_1.jpg?v=1774916911","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/of-thorn-briar-by-paul-lamb-out-12-may-2026","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}