Back of Beyond

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Subtle shades of landscape and light changing throughout the year; ravens tumbling </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>overhead and returning swallows gathering mud to build their nests .... all woven into</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a humorous yet heart-rending account of life entwined with nature. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This tale of running a bed and breakfast in the Shropshire Hills reveals a learning curve of mistakes and challenges set against the ever-present beauty of the natural world until the cruel intervention of motor neurone disease darkens the idyll. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>An inspirational affirmation of life and intimate engagement with nature .... which reveals its own complex and powerful character. Small cameos of wild things are sharply </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>observed written with real love and illustrated with exquisite drawings.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Living with the Covid pandemic climate change and deteriorating health - not to mention an unforgettable kaleidoscope of two four and six legged guests - each episode of this rural life is faced with wry humour courage and resourcefulness deepening the sense of life's value.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Those who care for the natural world and our environment will warm to this profoundly moving story.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>