{"product_id":"9780349144795","title":"Hidden Valley : Finding freedom in Spain's deep country","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Richardson, Paul \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/01\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w photographs,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349144795,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the real 'good life' of an off-grid existence in rural SpainPaul Richardson fled the city to live on the land in a rough-and-tumble village on the edge of Europe. Immersing himself in the culture of his remote Spanish community, he learned the traditional arts of animal husbandry and vegetable growing, wine-making and home distilling, and made bread from the rye he sowed on the stone-walled terraces of his twelve-acre farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn prose that shimmers with wit and sensuality, the author charts his personal route-map along a road less travelled - from urban pressures to rural tranquility, and from insecurity to fulfilment. Along the way he pays tribute to the influences that have shaped his progress - from The Good Life to Henry David Thoreau, from the 1970s pioneers to self-sufficiency to his farming neighbours in the far-flung region of Extremadura.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Richardson's hands, off-grid living both becomes an act of rebellion and a heartening proof that a simpler, better life is possible, if only we can remove ourselves from the ethos in which conspicuous consumption is a duty and success\/failure the wheel on which society turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHidden Valley is a glorious narrative of one man's journey towards self-reliance. Original and thought-provoking, it is also hugely entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42263038361644,"sku":"9780349144795","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9780349144795.jpg?v=1702373967","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780349144795","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}