{"product_id":"upland-a-journey-through-time-and-the-hills","title":"Upland A Journey Through Time and the Hills","description":"\u003cb\u003eA journey through Britain's uplands, weaving nature, history, and human connection to mountain landscapes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' - Stephen Venables The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied - from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance. As he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment - a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud. Following an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself. Locations included: Chilterns (following The Ridgeway) Malverns Snowdon Peak District Pennines Lake District Ben Nevis The Cuillin, Skye Assynt (Suilven) Cairngorms","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Upland A Journey Through Time and the Hills","offer_id":44861761355973,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78027-913-8.jpg?v=1751851428","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/upland-a-journey-through-time-and-the-hills","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}