A literary journey through the social history of wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles. Ranges from Scotland to the Borders, Cumbria, Yorkshire, East Anglia, the Cotswolds, Cornwall, London and Wales. Now in paperback.
Esther Rutter studied English at Oxford University's Magdalen College, where she held an academic scholarship. She has worked at the Wordsworth Trust and at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, and is currently Writer in Residence at the University of St Andrews. Growing up on a sheep farm in Suffolk - where as child she learned to spin, weave and knit - she retains an affection for all things woolly. She lives in Fife. You can follow her knitting adventures on Instagram @thisgoldenfleece and Twitter @thisgoldfleece.
