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Siobhan Dowd born 1960. In 2008 she became the first ever posthumous winner of the most prestigious prize in children's literature, the Carnegie medal for her novel Bog Child. Read books by Siobhan Dowd
Richard Mabey
Richard Mabey is the author of the bestselling, award-winning and ground-breaking FLORA BRITANNICA (which sold nearly 90,000 at -35), as well as many highly praised books about nature and the environment, including FOOD FOR FREE and THE UNOFFICIAL COUNTRYSIDE. His book about Gilbert White won the Whitbread Biography of the Year.
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Featured Books, with extracts, by Richard Mabey
The Unofficial Countryside Richard Mabey
In a season of walks through the margins of urban existence Richard Mabey reveals the ways that these often neglected and unpromising areas can foster the most extraordinary life. It is the breadth of knowledge that he brings to the... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2010
Nature Cure Richard Mabey
Short listed for the Whitbread Biography Award. Richard Mabey's Wonderfully observed account of how the natural world helped him recover from clinical depression. Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2005