JOHN DARWELL: Dark Days The first two books Farmed

The first two books Farmed (2016) and Drained (2018) have received several international awards and considerable critical acclaim

in homage to these monuments of Victorian engineering and eccentricity

with its famously idiosyncratic citizenry and the unique energy of its streets

Here he met Māori who were in the process of reversing the colonisation of their people and returning to their ancestral land

Wallace’s dogs have human expressions and are strong characters

JOHN DARWELL: Dark Days The first two books FarmedIn February 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease arrived in Cumbria. At its peak Cumbria was the worst affected county in Britain with a staggering 41% of all cases. For the local community the environmental and social consequences were to prove devastating. As a local resident, John Darwell found himself surrounded by the effects of the disease. Over the next twelve months he committed himself to recording what was taking place. Despite government reports to