WHO ARE YOU CALLING VERMIN (POEMS) (HB)

With her trademark lyricism and humour, Pam Ayres explores the undercurrents of unrest in rural England. We meet the angry fishermen who can't afford to live in their own villages, the indignant farmers who get the blame for everything, and the old man grieving for the unspoilt village of his youth. The animals have their say too, such as the persecuted grey squirrel who didn't want to leave America anyway, the barn owl mourning his now-converted ancient barn, and the humble, maligned mole.