'Timely and rousing' The Times
'A fascinating exposé'The i
'Compelling … a timely and important book’ Geographical Magazine
'Exhilarating, insightful and bristling with rightful indignation' Lee Schofield
'The unjust impositions of historic land ownership blight all our lives – here Guy shows why’ Chris Packham
'What a book! Vitally important, and superbly written' Aaron Bastani
‘Shrubsole has the belly fire of a campaigner but the precision of an historian’ Roger Mortlock, Chief Executive of CPRE
‘A heartfelt, historically resonant call to reject the myth that private landownership delivers good stewardship of nature' Corinne Fowler
‘A smart, peaceful and practical plan for how we can turn this land into our land’ Patrick Barkham
‘If you care about our environment, read this book’ Sir John Lawton CBE FRS
‘This book beautifully subverts the central orthodoxy of England, that owning land is the only way to care for it’ Nick Hayes
'This is Guy Shrubsole’s best book yet' Mark Avery
‘Guy Shrubsole asserts the right of the majority to engage in what happens to land. As England struggles with its post-Brexit identity, the lie of the land matters deeply’ Tim Lang
‘At once shocking and comforting, scathing and uplifting. A book on this subject shouldn't be so readable. A triumph’ Sophie Pavelle
‘Who really cares for the countryside? Guy does. His articulate fervour, seasoned with humour, shouts from every page. He throws down a timely gauntlet to centuries of tradition’ Tom Heap
‘Extraordinary. An affirmation of another kind of rural life that exists within this lie, and all the possibilities that are open to us if we defy it’ Nicola Chester
‘A rousing call to action that proposes practical interventions for how management of the countryside could – and should – be improved for the benefit of both people and environment’ Claire Ratinon
'Radical and urgent, measured and considered … an essential place to start’ Dr Rose O’Neill, Chief Executive, Campaign for National Parks
About the Author
Guy Shrubsole is an environmental campaigner and writer. He is the author of Who Owns England?, an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and The Lost Rainforests of Britain, which won the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation. For the past decade Guy has campaigned on the climate and nature crises, working for organisations ranging from Friends of the Earth and the Right to Roam campaign, to Defra. He lives in Devon.
