Sally Coulthard | |
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![]() Coulthard in 2021 | |
Born | Calverley, West Yorkshire, England | 3 September 1974
Alma mater | |
Years active | –present |
Spouse | James Gordon-Finlayson |
Children | 3 |
Website | www |
Sally Coulthard (born 3 September 1974) is an English non-fiction author, who has published over twenty books in the areas of nature, craft, rural life and rural history. Topics range from apples, bees, sheep, hedgehogs, and owls, to A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects, [1] [2] which was a Waterstones Best Book of 2024 for Nature Writing. [3] She connects the histories of cooking, plants, animals, people and businesses with literature, folklore, and mythology using a "warmly wry narrative voice". [4] For Fowl Play: A History of Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate, Coulthard was complimented on the quality of her research into complex issues with real consequences. [5] Through her books and her column in Country Living , Coulthard also gives practical advice on topics like 50 ways to help save the bees [6] and the use of cold frames. [7]
Sally Coulthard was born September 1974 and raised in Calverley, a village in West Yorkshire. [8] [9] After studying Archaeology & Anthropology at Keble College, Oxford, she worked in television production for a number of years before moving back to Yorkshire to become a writer. [9]
Coulthard has published more than twenty non-fiction books on nature, rural life and history, and craft. [10] She is represented by Graham Maw Christie literary agents. [10] Coulthard is also a columnist for Country Living magazine. [7]
Coulthard lives on a smallholding in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire with her husband James Gordon-Finlayson and their three daughters. [9]