ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Outskirts' explores the origins of Britain's green belt. It will chart the genesis of the idea, which grew from romantic 19th-century notions of the countryside and our past; the pioneers behind organisations such as the National Trust; and the green belt's place in the landscape and psyche of post-war Britain. Reviews Grindrod's evocative and intelligent exploration of the green belt and its place in our national consciousness is part history and part memoir. He deftly weaves the two together, transforming what might otherwise have been a dry, technical discussion of p...Read More