{"product_id":"i-bought-a-mountain-isbn-9781780725253","title":"I Bought a Mountain","description":"\u003cb\u003eReissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of ‘good life’ nature books \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eI first saw Dyffryn in a November gale... the old house was quivering under the thrusts of the wind, and the wild, remote setting had already captured my fancy, and I will hold it till I die\u003c\/i\u003e.’\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo begins the remarkable story of a 21-year-old man who, with no experience in agriculture, visited a sheep farm on a near barren Welsh mountainside in 1931 and that same day bought all 2,400 acres along with its 3000 sheep for £5,000.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet amidst the rugged grandeur of Snowdonia, \u003ci\u003eI Bought a Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e follows the struggles and triumphs of this impulsive but hard-working man and his every-bit-as-tough wife, Esme, as they fight to build the farm into prosperity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirbank’s writing is guileless and immediate and ruthlessly honest. His paean to the traditional, Welsh hill-farming way of life, transports you to a disappearing world, one ruled by the age-old rhythms of work, weather, livestock and a love of the land, and offers precious insights into conservation and sustainability.","brand":"Short Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896593740005,"sku":"NP9781780725253","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_0e037094-e253-4b30-9e76-b8ddf41a9271.jpg?v=1773102831","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/i-bought-a-mountain-isbn-9781780725253","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}