Addlands

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One cautious warning in regards to this book is that if you have not caught up on the Outlander television series to season five, wait to read this book. You will be spoiled for the show if you decide to read this first. I'm finding this difficult to rate because I struggled in the first half trying to decide if I would continue for the reasons I've given. I'm glad I did because the second half was so much more. In the end, it will be 3 stars but if it were possible 3.5.

I'm confused about who intended audience for this is. It can't be women, because they relentlessly call each other women as an insult (women are the reason you have a career, guys. Bros aren't watching your show. Have some goddamn respect) and yammer on about their ultra-typical machismo in the most boring way throughout. With a sprinkling of predictable homophobia, bien sur. It can't be people who are really interested in Scottish history, because they aren't offering any new insights (or any insights, period. "That massacre sounds bad" is not the kind of take people buy books for), and what IS there sounds read off a cue card in bored actor voice. I hope they were nice to whoever researched it for them.I say this as a fan of both the Diana Gabaldon series and the TV show itself - this book should never have been brought into existence. There was no substance. There were plenty of cringe-worthy rape jokes. The only historical or cultural fact that the "authors" seem to have gained revolved around the banning of Scottish garb (kilts, tartans, broadswords, dirks, weapons of any kind) following the Jacobites' defeat at Culloden...which they should have learned while filming Season 1-3 of the Outlander series. They trotted this same fact out towards the end of nearly every chapter. Och wheesht and get oan wae it! Written with a poet’s eye for evocative detail, Bullough’s powerful tale evokes the bleak, brooding beauty of his native landscape… Addlands is an immensely enjoyable and haunting story – but keep a handkerchief nearby” If you want to sell the products of your smallholding you’ll have to register with appropriate environmental health authorities. It’s a beautiful evocation of a small mixed woodland in Herefordshire through a calendar year. It’s a diary of the changing wood, its character and its wildlife, but also of the pigs and cattle that he brings into the wood to help manage it and feed on it. With that seed planted in your mind, read on to find out exactly what a smallholding is, what you can grow and what you want to keep on it, and how to set one up once you’ve found your dream plot. What is a smallholding?

Clanlands" is the story of their journey. Armed with their trusty campervan and a sturdy friendship, these two Scotsmen are on the adventure of a lifetime to explore the majesty of Scotland. A wild ride by boat, kayak, bicycle and motorbike, they travel from coast to loch and peak to valley and delve into Scotland's history and culture, from timeless poetry to bloody warfare. There's an obvious friendship that comes out through this book and both of these men came across as relatable and down-to-earth in a world where the life of a 'celebrity' is very different compared to the average person. This was a surprise and made the book that much more enjoyable to me. If you’re a hobbyist who’ll be working a full-time job on top of managing your smallholding you should probably look at a smaller, more manageable plot. Conversely, those who are going to be focussing the majority of their time and energy on their own land might want a larger plot to plan and grow into. Either way, there’s a suitable large or small plot out there for you, whatever your needs. Whether you’re going to be growing to earn money: I will buy anything related to Outlander and this is a profound book, along the lines of the Ewan McGregor/Charlie Boorman, Billy Connolly or Bill Bryson books. This book, co-written by Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish, explores the ancient primitive Pagan past of Scotland, alliances and feuds between the different clans, the beginning of the Scottish Kings, Jacobite rebellions, and the very sobering battle of Culloden; this book is also about the adventures of Heughan and McTavish as they explore the beauty of Scottish highlands, the glory of whisky, Scottish sports, food, culture, the Gaelic language, and the filming of the popular Outlander series based off the books by Diana Gabaldon. This book has me even more excited about going on holiday to Scotland in September!

The [characters] are realised so fully, and with such vitality, that there seems no doubt about the blood running through their veins… Bullough has a flair for alchemical descriptions, thrillingly repurposing adjectives and verbs… He also clearly savours the tang of his characters’ tongues [with] occasional, gloriously unexpected sunbursts of humour” At times he had tried to explain to Naomi why he could not join her, why he could no more crawl out of this valley and live than he could have crawled out of his own skin." Oliver may be handy with his fists but the valley, and his place in it, are threatened by forces he is poorly equipped to resist. Idris’s brother, Ivor, is greedily acquisitive and willing to go to considerable lengths to establish his claim to a portion of the farmland. The brothers’ feud affects the next generation, poisoning Oliver’s relationship with Ivor’s son and subtly weakening his efforts to keep the farm going. But more radically disturbing is the threat posed by rapid technological development and related changes in farming practice: as in much of postwar Britain, the traditional ways of farming in the valley are being displaced and the old, intimate relationship between nature and humankind is in decline.