Middleland

Rory Stewart has written a remarkable book about community and countryside, his community, his countryside. It is both telling and tender. He is treading in the footsteps of Thomas Hardy and Edward Thomas in his understanding of our need to belong and to contribute. A rare and life-affirming story of searching and finding our place to be and to cherish. -- Michael Morpurgo
Urgent and inspiring, Middleland is at once a hymn to the beauty of the Cumbrian landscape, a testament to the spirit of its people, and a powerful argument for political reform. Deeply rooted in history and the land, personal, wise and often funny, this is a heartfelt celebration of local people and place, and an invitation to imagine a different kind of politics. -- Caroline Lucas
Stewart was not your usual politician, and these eloquent articles… skilfully edited into a very readable diary, range widely across the constituency…. A serendipitous treat… [An] enjoyable book * Telegraph *
[A] fascinating and honest collection of daily anecdotes and stories of everyday folk, and of how the best intentions often end up on stony ground due to the realities of national politics * UK Press Syndication *
A moving, grounded look at rural Britain * i *