{"product_id":"9781529971644","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Middleland : Dispatches from the Borders by Rory Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/09\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrgent and inspiring stories of rural Britain today, from the Sunday Times no. 1 bestselling author of Politics on the Edge`Rare and life-affirming' MICHAEL MORPURGO`Personal, wise and often funny' CAROLINE LUCASRory Stewart spent nearly a decade as MP for Britain's most rural constituency, Penrith and the Border, living among Cumbria's fells, farms and ancient frontiers.   Drawing on pieces originally written for a local newspaper, Middleland is both a love letter to rural Britain - a place caught in tensions between farming and the natural world, between the need to preserve and to grow, between local needs and national demands - and a quietly radical exploration of how politics might better serve the people it represents.   `A triumph' Literary Review`A moving, grounded look at rural Britain' i Paper`Intriguing.enjoyable' Daily Telegraph`Full of intelligence and panache' Scotsman`Refreshingly honest' Country Life`Stewart sees Cumbria's glory' New Statesman \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369012343157,"sku":"9781529971644","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529971644.jpg?v=1774537376","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529971644","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}