Ronald Blythe has spent his life among the artists and writers of his native Suffolk, and his books have given East Anglia a distinctive literary voice. His Word from Wormingford column has been a popular back-page feature of the Church Times for many years.
A new collection and a sixth volume in the much loved Wormingford series, The Bookman's Tale reveals a year in a writer’s life. Here is an intimate portrait of both the exterior and interior worlds of Britain’s finest rural writer. More
The third volume of Ronald Blythe's acclaimed 'Wormingford' trilogy, where, with a poet’s eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in Constable country. More
Over many years Ronald Blythe's weekly journal for the Church Times has grown into a beautifully observed chronicle of country life. This is the final volume of his Wormingford trilogy.
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The Circling Year contains some of the words spoken by Ronald Blythe in the parish churches along the banks of the River Stour which he serves as a Reader in the Church of England. More
The celebrated writer Ronald Blythe takes us on an unforgettable tour of Britain, finding in its hills and water meadows, in its city streets and along its shores signs of a rich spiritual heritage. He seeks out places where ‘men and women have sought God with a pen in their hands’. More
This wonderful selection illuminates Blythe's unique perspective on the English countryside and its literature, in prose that is "full of quiet wit, keen observation and sober reflection." More
The second volume of Ronald Blythe's acclaimed 'Wormingford' trilogy, where, with a poet’s eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in Constable country. More
The ‘quiet wit, keen observation and sober reflection’ of Ronald Blythe’s work has delighted readers for almost 40 years. Where Field Work brought together a selection of his best loved essays, literary and topographical, this book celebrates a lifetime of gardening and garden writing. More
A new collection in the much loved 'Wormingford' series, River Diary sees Ronald Blythe observe the progress of one whole calendar year in the river valley where he has lived and worked among artists, writers, farmers and, increasingly, commuters. More
The renowned novelist, essayist and poet Ronald Blythe allows us to eavesdrop on his 'conversations' with his neighbours that take place in three country churches along the banks of the River Stour which he serves as a Reader. More
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