This book was read once and has minor shelf wear. The book was published by Canterbury Press in 2007. Ronald Blythe, author of the highly acclaimed Akenfield is indisputably our finest observer of rural life. In Word From Wormingford he displays characteristic wit and affection as, with a poet's sensitivity, he chronicles the comings and goings of the world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in Constable country. For all of its simplicity and quietness, it is a world teeming with fascinating incident and detail, and the past is as vivid as the present. In this ancient community, the seasons of nature and the church's liturgy continue their dual cycle from seedtime to harvest, from Advent to Remembrancetide. In this delightful volume, the slow turn of the year is lovingly observed and the enduring spirit of the countryside and its people is faithfully recorded.

ISBN: 9781853118456