Deep Country. Five Years in the Welsh Hills: Neil Ansell

Deep Country is Neil Ansell`s account of five years spent alone in a hillside cottage in Wales.

`I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with no transport, no phone. This is the story of those five years, where I lived and how I lived. It is the story of what it means to live in a place so remote that you may not see another soul for weeks on end. And it is the story of the hidden places that I came to call my own, and the wild creatures that became my society.`

Neil Ansell immerses himself in the rugged British landscape, exploring nature`s unspoilt wilderness and man`s relationship with it. Deep Country is a celebration of rural life and the perfect read for fans of Robert Macfarlane`s Landmarks, Helen Macdonald`s H is for Hawk orJames Rebanks` A Shepherd`s Life.

`A beautiful, translucent portrayal of mid-Wales` Jay Griffiths

`Touching. Through Ansell`s charming and thoroughly detailed stories of run-ins with red kites, curlews, sparrowhawks, jays and ravens, we see him lose himself . . . in the rhythms and rituals of life in the British wilderness` Financial Times

`Remarkable, fascinating` Time Out

`A gem of a book, an extraordinary tale. Ansell`s rich prose will transport you to a real life Narnian world that CS Lewis would have envied. Find your deepest, most-comfortable armchair and get away from it all` Countryfile

Neil Ansell spent five years living on a remote hillside in Wales, and wrote his first book, Deep Country, about the experience. Since that time, he has become an award-winning television journalist with the BBC. He has travelled in over fifty countries and has written for the Guardian, the New Statesman and the Big Issue.