Limestone Country by Fiona Sampson (paperback edition)

A Guardian Book of the Year

‘With exquisite perceptiveness she explores the way we shape and are shaped by the landscapes we inhabit.’ New Statesman

I have been completely captivated by the poet Fiona Sampson’s Limestone Country.’ Evening Standard

‘Fiona Sampson is beloved for the lyricism and scope of her writing, and Limestone Country is no exception.’ World Literature Today

‘This bewitching little book.’ The Spectator

‘Fine portraits of both place and people.’ The Telegraph

Limestone Country is a perceptive, lyrical evocation and investigation into four landscapes across Europe and beyond. Seemingly disparate they are bound together by geology, personal experience and Fiona Sampson’s unique imagination. Limestone Country delves into the heart of these places and their vital human stories, told through snapshots of daily life, farming routines and encounters with the wild. It is a meditation on the meaning of place, how we shape it and how it shapes us.

This is the paperback of the acclaimed monograph.

Published October 2024, orders will be recorded and sent out on publication.