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Ian Collins in conversation with Nicola Upson: Next to Nature – The Suffolk life of Ronald Blythe

25 June 2023 By FBF webadmin

Date/Time
Date(s) - 25/06/2023
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location
Harvest House

Categories

  • Adult Programme
  • Non-fiction

Tickets £12 (10)



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When Ronald Blythe died earlier this year at the age of 100, we lost one of our greatest writers on the English countryside, a witty, gentle observer of the enduring beauty of Suffolk and the tenacity of its people. Descended from generations of farmworkers and largely self-taught, Ronnie is best known for his 1969 book, Akenfield, but his writing grew richer and more lyrical with age and his final book, Next to Nature, is a beautiful, illuminating ode to village life and the agricultural year, witnessed from the yeoman’s house in the Stour Valley where he lived for half a century.

In this special event for Felixstowe, Ronnie’s friend and biographer, Ian Collins, and Suffolk-born author Nicola Upson will look back on a remarkable life and celebrate Ronnie’s unique and lasting legacy.

photo by Joachim Jacobs

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