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Clarissa and the Countryman [Hardcover]

Clarissa Dickson Wright (Author), Johnny Scott (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; 1st edition (19 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747232474
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747232476
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 20 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 87,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Deprived of her partner in crime, the inimitable Jennifer Paterson, the Fat Lady teams up with a childhood friend for a book that is an unashamed "celebration of the countryside". But let no one think Dickson Wright has been casting around desperately for something new to do: this idea was conceived by her some four years ago but, despite her profile, failed to win TV approval. Then, in the wake of the furore that followed the axing of One Man and His Dog, the only "countryside" programme on the box, the concept was revived. The book, and the eight-part BBC TV series accompanying it, finds Clarissa, the born townie, and her childhood friend, a country boy brought up on a Lowland sheep farm, trekking the length and breadth of a country threatened by "urban and political misunderstanding". Why should Westminster, for example, decide on the future of fox-hunting, a necessary part of country life and not just a rich man's pursuit? This time, we're not taught exotic ways with lamb but, instead, see a hill ewe lambing in a snowstorm. A surprising book, perhaps, and one that aims to show a side of country life with which urban folk are largely unfamiliar.

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The surviving half of the Two Fat Ladies, Clarissa Dickson Wright is on a new adventure, this time with Sir Johnny, her exhuberant childhood pal. This book accompanies a BBC series.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
In a world increasing divorced of reality it is a breath of fresh air to find both this book and its accompanying television programme. The real countryside is viewed here away from the pseudo environment that the powers to be are trying to impose.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Excellent 31 Oct 2000
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Format:Hardcover
The book and the TV show are fantastic. I loved Clarissa Dickson Wright when she was in the Two Fat Ladies. She's followed up her success with this delightfully brilliant new tv series which she co-presents with her friend, John Scott.

Any fan of the Two Fat Ladies or Clarissa will love the new book and tv show. Please give us more Clarissa & John. (the book is not about cooking, nor is the show).

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
With so much drivel in the media about anthropomorphic notions of the countryside and wildlife, it is refreshing to find a book that dispenses with the "cuddly bunny" syndrome. This is the real countryside that both Clarrie and Johnny know intimately.
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