The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us

I'll be honest with you, I'm not much of a reader of non-fiction so in a bookstore I would totally have just walked pass the book. As it is, the book became available on Pigeonhole and the title and description of the book intrigued me so I signed up for it.

I am so glad I did because it turned out to be a brilliant read. There are so many new things about England and the land around us that I knew nothing about that. It was fascinating reading about how certain aristocrats and other such people came to own their lands (not in a fair way!).

It also made me sad how us ‘common people' were walked all over when it comes to land ownership and how despite all this empty space around us you'll still hear the people higher up complain that we don't have enough space! The treatment of slaves was another heartbreaker!

I loved the way the book was written with a mix of law, history and personal anecdotes. I also loved the descriptiveness of the places our author visited. I loved the drawings Nick shared with us too. They were impressive.

This was a brilliant book and I would really urge everyone to read it!

Thank you to Pigeonhole and Nick Hayes for the chance to read this amazing book.