<p><b><i>Deep Country</i> is Neil Ansell''s account of five years spent alone in a hillside cottage in Wales.<br></b><br>''I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with no transport, no phone. This is the story of those five years, where I lived and how I lived. It is the story of what it means to live in a place so remote that you may not see another soul for weeks on end. And it is the story of the hidden places that I came to call my own, and the wild creatures that became my society.''<br><br>Neil Ansell immerses himself in the rugged British landscape, exploring nature''s unspoilt wilderness and man''s relationship with it. <i>Deep Country </i>is a celebration of rural life and the perfect read for fans of Robert Macfarlane''s <i>Landmarks</i>, Helen Macdonald''s <i>H is for Hawk </i>orJames Rebanks'' <i>A Shepherd''s Life</i>.<br><br>''A beautiful, translucent portrayal of mid-Wales'' Jay Griffiths<br><br>''Touching. Through Ansell''s charming and thorough