LAND OF THE LIVING
Christian Reflections on the Countryside
By Ivor MacDonald
VBW Publishing. 249 pages
£9.83 (Amazon); also available from Blythswood and Wesley Owen
ISBN 1 58939 782 7
Land of the Living is divided into an Introduction and eight chapters and its style is well described by its sub-title ‘Reflections’ on the Countryside.
Farming and especially ‘family’ farming, is in crisis in the UK and has been constantly reeling from the impacts of disease epidemics, political weakness and supermarket dominance since the mid-90s; issues that, for the many micro businesses making up a large part of the industry, are often outside their control.
