The global pandemic has seen many urbanites flee from our cities in search of a country idyll. But does country life live up to the hype? Is it a truly green and pleasant land where happy families raise prize-winning organic veg - or a hotbed of petty resentments populated by small-minded racists in wellington boots?
Ayisha Malik, Julie Ma and Amanda Craig, all of whom have written novels set in rural Britain, discuss the realities of modern country living.
• Ayisha Malik (This Green and Pleasant Land)
• Julie Ma (Happy Families)
• Amanda Craig (The Lie of the Land; The Golden Rule)
• Chair: Alex Clark
The global pandemic has seen many urbanites flee from our cities in search of a country idyll. But does country life live up to the hype? Is it a truly green and pleasant land where happy families raise prize-winning organic veg - or a hotbed of petty resentments populated by small-minded racists in wellington boots?
Ayisha Malik, Julie Ma and Amanda Craig, all of whom have written novels set in rural Britain, discuss the realities of modern country living.
• Ayisha Malik (This Green and Pleasant Land)
• Julie Ma (Happy Families)
• Amanda Craig (The Lie of the Land; The Golden Rule)
• Chair: Alex Clark
