* Foxes are never out of the media, and yet there has been no popular book on these often controversial animals.; * This is an engaging and much-needed contribution to the debate on foxes, based on historical research alongside interviews with scientists, huntsmen, farmers and activists, including well-known names such as Chris Packham, Ricky Gervais and Roger Scruton.; * Will appeal to readers of nature writing such as A Prickly Affair by Hugh Warwick and Badgerlands by Patrick Barkham, as well as the thousands in town and country who interact with foxes every day.; * Lucy Jones is an up-and-coming voice in nature writing, bringing a complex contemporary perspective to a topic that has deep roots in her own hunting ancestry.

As one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating: a comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness in our towns.; Yet no other animal attracts such controversy, has provoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, perceived variously as a beautiful animal, a cunning rogue, a vicious pest and a worthy foe. As well as being the most ubiquitous of wild animals, it is also the least understood.; In Foxes Unearthed Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes in a media landscape that often carries complex agendas. Delving into fact, fiction, folklore and her own family history, Lucy travels the length of Britain to find out first-hand why these animals incite such passionate emotions, revealing our rich and complex relationship with one of our most loved - and most vilified - wild animals. This compelling narrative adds much-needed depth to the debate on foxes, asking what our attitudes towards the red fox say about us and, ultimately, about our relationship with the natural world.