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Seven Dials has signed TV personality and property expert Sarah Beeny’s “candid exploration of her family’s move to the country and the life lessons she has learnt along the way”, The Simple Life.
George Brooker, editor, bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Rowan Lawton at The Soho Agency. The Simple Life will be published on 31st August 2023 in hardback, e-book and audio.
The synopsis reads: “ In 2019, Sarah and her family upped sticks and moved to the West Country to embark upon a new way of life. It wasn’t without its challenges, as Sarah embarked on transforming a semi-derelict former dairy farm, surrounded by 220 acres of farmland, into the house of her family’s dreams – a carbon-neutral home set in a rural idyll.
“In The Simple Life, Sarah will tell the story of moving in search of a simpler life, sharing stories and experiences on everything from parenting and multi-generational living to work/life balance, friendships, nature and the environment, to her recent cancer diagnosis.”
Beeny began her property and investment businesses at 19 with her brother and her then boyfriend, Graham Swift, who is now her husband. After documenting their renovation of the Grade II-listed mansion Rise Hall in Yorkshire on Channel 4’s "Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare” the couple sold up in 2019 and moved to a 220-acre sheep farm in Somerset with their four sons.
Beeny said: “I’m delighted to be working on this book with George and the excellent team at Orion. Though I have written several books before, I have never written about myself in this way and am really grateful for the opportunity to share stories from my life.”
Brooker commented: “It’s been an amazing privilege to work with Sarah on her new book. I have huge respect for her openness, incredible work ethic and passion in every project she undertakes, and I’m so excited for readers to join Sarah next year in her pursuit of The Simple Life.”