Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside by Rebecca Smith

Why are farmers struggling to make a profit on a pint of milk? What has Airbnb done to small communities in places like the Lake District? Living in rural areas means being surrounded by natural beauty, but for many it also demands hard work, precarity, fewer opportunities and - increasingly - being pushed out of a place your family might have called home for generations. This book explores the reasons we all love nature and the histories of life in its midst, and considers the future facing rural areas today.