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The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre |
Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was a highly regarded sculptor who bought a plot of land on the North Yorkshire moors on which he built a chapel. After his death, Madeleine began to explore this plot and her father’s attachment to it. Delving into its rich history, she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks, learns of medieval battles, and considers the changing face of agriculture and leisure. The result, The Plot, is a rich portrait of one English acre, showing what a contested, layered place England is, and what belonging to a place might mean to all of us.
Madeleine Bunting is a leading columnist for the Guardian. Born in North Yorkshire, Bunting read History at Cambridge. She joined the Guardian in 1990. She is the author of The Model Occupation: The Channel Islands under German Rule, 1940-45 and Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives (both HarperCollins). She lives in London with her husband and three children. Her latest book is The Plot.
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June 25th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Madeleine Bunting will give a speech on Citizen Ethics: fanning the flames of a vital debate at October Gallery on Thursday 1 July 12.15-1PM.