Under the Orchard Wall
Mari Ellis
Poetry
Under the Orchard Wall
by
Mari Ellis
£10.99
Paperback · 96 pages
Peg
recommends
Short poems about a family farm in the Welsh borders. I keep a copy by the till and read one when it's quiet.
About the book
Fifty short poems about a family farm through one year: lambing, hay, funerals, apples and the long wait for rain.
Plain-spoken and very moving. A good first poetry collection for people who think they don't like poetry.
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