{"product_id":"i-bought-a-mountain-9781780725253","title":"I Bought a Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Firbank\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Short Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Short Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of 'good life' nature books \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eI first saw Dyffryn in a November gale... the old house was quivering under the thrusts of the wind, and the wild, remote setting had already captured my fancy, and I will hold it till I die\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the remarkable story of a 21-year-old man who, with no experience in agriculture, visited a sheep farm on a near barren Welsh mountainside in 1931 and that same day bought all 2,400 acres along with its 3000 sheep for  5,000. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet amidst the rugged grandeur of Snowdonia, \u003ci\u003eI Bought a Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e follows the struggles and triumphs of this impulsive but hard-working man and his every-bit-as-tough wife, Esme, as they fight to build the farm into prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirbank's writing is guileless and immediate and ruthlessly honest. His paean to the traditional, Welsh hill-farming way of life, transports you to a disappearing world, one ruled by the age-old rhythms of work, weather, livestock and a love of the land, and offers precious insights into conservation and sustainability.","brand":"Short Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45156951228567,"sku":"9781780725253","price":1633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781780725253.webp?v=1767663244","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/i-bought-a-mountain-9781780725253","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}