Country Rambling
by Vanessa de HaanCountry Rambling
About the Substack
Rural life in the Blackdown Hills (on the Devon / Somerset border). I also write historical fiction, but here you'll find humour, anxiety, teenagers and wildlife – as long as the internet's working.
About Vanessa de Haan
Writer and rewilder who lives on the rural borders of Somerset and Devon. Author of HarperCollins historical fiction (THE RESTLESS SEA; A TIME TO LIVE) as well as documenting life in the Blackdown Hills (with a sense of humour, most of the time).
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