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The Perfect Golden Circle: Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club 2022

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Dee argued that fields show “how we live both within the grain of the world and against it”. Those trespassed by Redbone and Calvert serve to hex that persistent strain of English pastoralism that dotes on baronial piles and manicured landscapes. They embody a counter-tradition: the pagan, anarchistic ruralism so vividly channelled in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem, or David Rudkin’s Penda’s Fen, or by rogue art groups such as English Heretic and Folklore Tapes.

A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism. It is just important to note that during those short winter days you will not have as much daylight to see everything for a longer period of time. Be sure to prep and dress accordingly so you can get the most out of your time there.

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Crop circles require meticulous planning. As well as weathering minor inconveniences such as hay fever and rain, the pair must also remain vigilant against interruption. As it turns out, these rural nights are buzzing not just with wildlife but with fly-tippers, confused nonagenarians, and sloshed lords of the manor.

Moving and exhilarating, tender and slyly witty, The Perfect Golden Circle is a captivating novel about the futility of war, the destruction of the English countryside, class inequality – and the power of beauty to heal trauma and fight power. Thanks for your question. I think that 6 hours is just barely enough time to visit all 5 spots in the guide. If you break it down – the driving time alone (starting and ending in Reykjavik) is going to be in the 3.5 hour range. That would leave you with around 2.5 hours for the 5 attractions plus a stop for lunch as well. If you are fine with just seeing each place for 30 minutes and moving on to the next then that can be done in 6 hours. However if you want more time to explore each place and not be rushed, somewhere closer to 7-8 hours would be best. A second option is snorkeling or diving between the continental tectonic plates – a very unique opportunity and one that not everyone can say they have done. The setting here is new, too, and thrilling for myself as a resident of North Wiltshire. Away from his comfort zone, the rugged north, Myers is on fine form with the rolling wheat fields of my adopted county. The descriptions rang true, the images perfectly formed. In this folksy, magnetic tale, two outsiders seek healing and enlightenment by creating crop formations in a Wiltshire field ... A memorable hymn to beauty' OBSERVER

You can stay around for just one spout or stay around for several until you get the perfect shot and slow motion video. It’s a quiet, odd kind of story. Their relationship is very endearing. Neither militant or full-on hippies, but more concerned with what the book feels to be attempting to convey: Anyone with a radical idea can add another layer of mythos to culture. In this case in a very literal sense, as they use the land in a harmless way to produce art that hopefully entices people to question the nature of their society, and what they think they know about the world. Hoping to unconventionally and originally revolutionary, leaving an indelible mark. Myers’ short story ‘The Folk Song Singer’ was awarded the Tom-Gallon Prize in 2014 by the Society Of Authors and published by Galley Beggar Press. His short stories and poetry have appeared in dozens of anthologies. Set in rural England, 1989, The Perfect Golden Circle tells the story of two men who set out over the course of a summer to form elaborate crop circle patterns in the wheat fields under the cover of darkness. As their circles become increasingly intricate, their work gathers an international cult like following, pushing them to further their designs beyond anything ever seen before. Calvert is a Falklands veteran, suffering post traumatic stress, whilst Redbone is a free-wheeling traveller of sorts, a musician who has wandered Europe with various small-time bands, living a life of protest and substance enhanced contemplation. Two vastly different men, the most unlikely of friendships.

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