{"product_id":"accidental-detectorist-1","title":"Accidental Detectorist","description":"'Richardson writes beautifully about his return to the land, about listening to the soil and about understanding the ancient world.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach new field is hope, each old one reality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are things below the surface that pull people together in a shared love of history, landscape and the hope that, this time, something incredible will be unearthed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a travel writer is stuck on home soil in the middle of a pandemic he tries his hand at metal detecting - and is instantly addicted. This all-consuming hobby takes him around the country, back through history and deep into the psyches(his own included) of those hooked on 'happy bleeps'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Detectorist\u003c\/i\u003e is a big-hearted dig into a pastime sometimes mocked but always enticing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen locked-down travel writer Nigel Richardson is looking for a travel story close to his country cottage he turns to a leading metal detectorist with an infectious passion for the hobby. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore he knows it the mysteries of the fields are leading him on, into a world that casts the history of these isles and its people in an intriguing new light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSifting Britain's soil from Portsmouth to Edinburgh, Nigel yearns to lose his detectorist's virginity by finding a 'hammered' coin - while learning that the search for treasure comes with a serious responsibility to our common heritage. As he immerses himself further in the world of metal detecting, exposing the shady activities of 'nighthawks', attending rallies and making lifelong friends, a change comes over him. This country beneath his feet, these people who scour it for clues and tokens - they are the treasure he's been looking for.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Octopus Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137634287960,"sku":"9781788403726","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/products\/9781788403726.jpg?v=1692166863","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/accidental-detectorist-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}