The Authorised Guide to Grunty Fen <\/b> is indeed a guide book to our favourite Cambridgeshire place written by one who knows it better than anybody – Mr Christopher South.<\/p>\n
For the very first time we have a reliable guide to a hitherto forgotten corner of England where, despite all efforts by the authorities, a timeless way of life survives untarnished by progress.<\/p>\n
Beautifully illustrated by John Holder, this book is a must for all Fenatics.<\/p>\n
For the beginner, it will open a window onto the peculiar charms of Grunty Fen. For those of us already steeped to our welly-tops in the ways of the Fen, it will be a valuable reference book and a constant source of wonder.<\/p>\n
Get to know the history and ever-changing geography of Grunty Fen. Learn the secrets of its architecture, people and customs.<\/p>\n
Discover its economic powerhouses and its spiritual bastions – many, many bastions. Find out what passes for social life in Grunty Fen.<\/p>\n
Complete with full index and recommended further reading, if you have the stomach for it.<\/p>\n
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The Authorised Guide to Grunty Fen <\/b> is the original, reliable guide to a hitherto forgotten corner of England where, despite all efforts by the authorities, a timeless way of life survives untarnished by progress. It’s a bleak, damp world often scourged by feral nuns, where nets of sprouts and railway sleepers can be used as currency, Road Kill Pie is a local delicacy but never tastes the same twice, the WI frequently host Brawn Mornings,\u00a0 and the most common architectural feature is corrugated.<\/p>\n
\u2018Makes paying an actual visit quite unnecessary or, indeed, desirable\u2019 –\u00a0The East Anglian Wayfarer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[25],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-264","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk\/wshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}