El trabajo de Tom Fort profundiza en la historia social del césped y su cultivo. Su escritura explora el fascinante y a menudo pasado por alto mundo de los céspedes y la obsesión de la humanidad con ellos. A través de una investigación detallada, descubre cómo el cuidado del césped se ha convertido en un fenómeno cultural con profundas raíces sociales. Su prosa es atractiva e perspicaz, invitando a los lectores a ver los paisajes que los rodean de una manera nueva.
Many years ago, Tom Fort drove his little red car onto the ferry at Felixstowe, bound for all points east. Eastern Europe was still a faraway place, just emerging from its half-century of waking nightmare, blinking, injured, full of fears but importantly full of hope too. Things were different then.
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year Peer into the secret, silent world of the freshwater fish and explore evolution of the art and industry of fishing in Britain's rivers and streams.
You have to be on your guard when you go back to special places. You may be able to locate them easily enough on the map, but maps tell only one story. Times change and places and people with them. The memory plays curious tricks, and things aren t al
Tom Fort, a former angling correspondent for the Financial Times, brings his sharp wit and keen insights to the world of fishing. Renowned as one of Britain's most entertaining fishing writers, his work combines humor with a deep understanding of the sport, offering readers both engaging narratives and thoughtful reflections on the angling experience.
The Village News is a whimsical, funny and informative travelogue by pedal power of a variety of villages across our nation that encapsulate, or showcase, all the best elements of what could be seen as the English village.
Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets is The Repair Shop meets The Diary of a Bookseller all conveyed in Tom Fort's signature easy-going writing style.