Rural Lives

What does it mean to belong to a place that can never belong to you? Rebecca Smith and Natasha Carthew explore the future of rural Britain.

What does it mean to belong to a place that can never belong to you? From country estates to coal mines, garden designer Rebecca Smith traces how rural labour has shaped our green and pleasant land, Natasha Carthew, writer and poet, gives a devastating account of rural poverty where local people can no longer afford to live where they were born. Beautifully observed, this is for anyone who loves and longs for the countryside, and cares about the future of rural Britain. The event will be chaired by writer Tanya Shadrick.

Natasha Carthew

Tanya Shadrick