A review by librarianonparade
The Plot: A Biography Of An English Acre by Madeleine Bunting

3.0

I really like the idea of writing a biography of a particular piece of land - England is such a small country, in comparison to a lot of others, with so much history that it seems quite likely that most patches of land have seen great events pass over them - battles, rebellions, murders. Unfortunately it seems Ms Bunting is attached to a parcel of land that hasn't really seen much of any of that, perhaps this is because it seems to be quite an isolated part of North Yorkshire. It is mainly political and economic events that have affected this land, more in general than in specific. I can't say I was bored by this book, because Ms Bunting is a very engaging writer, but in between the sections on her father (who I can't say I'm especially concerned with, never having met or having any connection to the man) and the lack of anything of real interest happening to her land, I did find this book disappointing.