Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain

Lucy Jones

Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Country
United Kingdom
Published
19 May 2016
Pages
320
ISBN
9781783963041

Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain

Lucy Jones

Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2017

As one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating: a comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness in our towns.

Yet no other animal attracts such controversy, has provoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, perceived variously as a beautiful animal, a cunning rogue, a vicious pest and a worthy foe. As well as being the most ubiquitous of wild animals, it is also the least understood.

In Foxes Unearthed Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes in a media landscape that often carries complex agendas. Delving into fact, fiction, folklore and her own family history, Lucy travels the length of Britain to find out first-hand why these animals incite such passionate emotions, revealing our rich and complex relationship with one of our most loved - and most vilified - wild animals. This compelling narrative adds much-needed depth to the debate on foxes, asking what our attitudes towards the red fox say about us and, ultimately, about our relationship with the natural world.

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