Down Burrow Lane: The heartwarming true story of love, loss and a Devon farm that changed thousands of lives
Autor Michael Morpurgoen Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 sep 2026
'A moving, vulnerable, honest, compassionate portrait of love, nature, writing and a life well-lived'Rory Stewart
A lyrical memoir of life and love on a Devon farm - Michael Morpurgo's most personal and moving book to date
Fifty years ago, Michael and Clare Morpurgo packed their young family into a car in London and set off for a remote farm in rural Devon, down a narrow track called Burrow Lane.
It was on this magical farm that Michael, then a young schoolteacher, became a writer. Over the years, it would inspire many of his best-loved books, includingWar HorseandPrivate Peaceful.
Here, Michael and Clare raised their family - and, in many ways, grew up themselves. They also welcomed more than 100,000 children from towns and cities to experience life in the countryside through their charity, Farms for City Children.
This is the remarkable love story of Michael and Clare, and an account of the joys and hardships of life on the farm across five decades: a journey through the seasons and years that shaped the land around them, and the lives of the children forever changed by their time there.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1399760084
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 15 integrated b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 136 x 218 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton
Colecția Hodder Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Descriere
'A moving, vulnerable portrait of love, nature and a life well-lived' RORY STEWART
'Touching and extraordinary, this true story seems like a fairy tale' JOANNA LUMLEY
The long-awaited memoir of life and love on a Devon farm - Michael Morpurgo's most personal and moving book to date
Fifty years ago, Michael and Clare Morpurgo packed their young family into a car in London and set off for a remote farm in rural Devon, down a narrow track called Burrow Lane.
It was on this magical farm that Michael, then a young schoolteacher, became a writer. Over the years, it would inspire many of his best-loved books, including War Horse and Private Peaceful.
Here, Michael and Clare raised their family - and, in many ways, grew up themselves. They also welcomed more than 100,000 children from towns and cities to experience life in the countryside through their charity, Farms for City Children.
This is the remarkable love story of Michael and Clare, and an account of the joys and hardships of life on the farm across five decades: a journey through the seasons and years that shaped the land around them, and the lives of the children forever changed by their time there.
Recenzii
'Profoundly beautiful. I found myself in tears on so many occasions I had to stop bothering with tissues. Tears of recognition that love overcomes all obstacles, that love, and no small amount of tenacity, can even build farms and nourish giant cities of children. That activism is about love. Down Burrow Lane is a love story. You will love reading it. It's not that I 'couldn't put it down' I wouldn't put it down.'
Tender, affecting, wise - a deeply human and uplifting story about braided lives, enduring love, and shared purpose
A moving, vulnerable, honest, compassionate portrait of love, nature, writing and a life well-lived
Touching and extraordinary, this true story seems like a fairy tale; Michael Morpurgo weaves his customary magic to inspire us all.
'Not everyone knows that Michael Morpurgo has never been afraid of getting his hands dirty and his wellies covered in muck. The point is he thinks that if children do the same, magic happens. And it does. Here's how!'
'Full of life, laughter and love, Down Burrow Lane is an inspiring story of how vision, determination, and hope can make the seemingly impossible, not just possible but inevitable. This is a magical story of the transformatory power of nature told by one of the nation's most beloved storytellers.'
'A tender and inspiring memoir, Down Burrow Lane is both a love letter to Morpurgo's wife Clare and a testament to their shared life's work. Together, Clare and Michael remind us that changing a child's life can begin with something as simple as feeding an animal, walking through a meadow at sunrise, or being trusted with a task. Deeply moving and quietly radical.'
'Michael Morpurgo has written many wonderful books but his masterpiece is the life he made with Clare. Their genius is generosity. It shines out of every page.'
A story of ideas, dreams, love and hope. Prepare to charmed once more by the finest story teller in the land.
Notă biografică
Michael Morpurgo is the award-winning author of more than 150 books, including Private Peaceful, Kensuke's Kingdom and War Horse, which became the most successful play in the National Theatre's history and a Golden Globe-nominated film directed by Steven Spielberg. He has won many literary prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers' Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. Michael was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children.
Michael and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children in 1976 at Nethercott Farm in Devon, and Michael has called the project his 'greatest story'. They aim to expand the horizons of children from towns and cities all over the country by offering them a week in the countryside living together on one of their farms.