The Apple Orchard : The Story of Our Most English Fruit – paperback

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The Apple Orchard : The Story of Our Most English Fruit – paperback Author: Format: Paperback First Published: Published By: Penguin Books Ltd
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Pages: 352 ISBN: 9780141982281 Categories: ,

Taking us through the seasons in England’s apple-growing heartlands, this magical book uncovers the stories and folklore of our most familiar fruit.

An orchard is not a field. It’s not a forest or a copse. It couldn’t occur naturally; it’s definitely cultivated. But an orchard doesn’t override the natural order: it enhances it, dresses it up. It demonstrates that man and nature together can – just occasionally – create something more beautiful and (literally) more fruitful than either could alone. The vivid brightness of the laden trees, studded with jewels, stirs some deep race memory and makes the heart leap. Here is bounty, and excitement.

About the author
Pete Brown is a British author, journalist, blogger and broadcaster specialising in food and drink, especially the fun parts like beer and cider. His broad, fresh approach takes in social history, cultural commentary, travel writing, personal discovery and natural history, and his words are always delivered with the warmth and wit you’d expect from a great night down the pub. He writes for newspapers and magazines around the world and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme. He was named British Beer Writer of the Year in 2009 and 2012, and Fortnum and Mason Online Drinks Writer of the Year in 2015. He blogs at petebrown.net

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Wonderful, revelatory ... very moving -- Sheila Dillon, BBC Radio 4 An absorbing love letter to the English apple tree...lyrical and joyful * The Times Literary Supplement * His ability to laugh at himself, openness to wonder and willingness to go wherever the search takes him make Brown an engaging writer and The Apple Orchard an entertaining journey * Mail on Sunday * A delightful book * Sunday Times *

Author Biography

Pete Brown is simultaneously allergic to and obsessed by apples. He has written several books on food and drink, including Man Walks into a Pub, Three Sheets to the Wind, and Hops and Glory. His discriminating palate has led him to be a judge in the Great Taste Awards and the Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards, and a frequent contributor to Radio 4's Food Programme.