We are delighted that a new edition of When There Were Birds has been published, in simplified Chinese, translator Feng Chao. The publisher is Beijing United Publishing Co, ISBN 978-7-5596-8978-8. Price 78 yuan.

In China, the Douban Books website is an influential book review platform, and we can see that the reviewers of When There Were Birds reveal that they have understood and appreciated what we set out to do in this social history, saying that it is just as relevant to China as to Britain, with phrases such as “The authors’ narrative is poetic yet profound” and “The Adkins’ strength lies in organizing their material into a compelling social history”.

See our website page for When There Were Birds for more details of this book.