The January man : a year of walking Britain
Somerville, Christopher2018
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In January 2006, a month or two after my father died, I thought I saw him again - a momentary impression of an old man, a little stooped, setting off for a walk in his characteristic fawn corduroys and shabby quilted jacket. After teenage rifts it was walking that brought us closer as father and son; and this 'ghost' of Dad has been walking at my elbow since his death, as I have ruminated on his great love of walking, his prodigious need to do it - and how and why I walk myself. 'The January Man' is the story of a year of walks that was inspired by a song, Dave Goulder's 'The January Man'. Month by month, season by season and region by region, Christopher Somerville walks the British Isles, following routes that continually bring his father to mind. As he travels the country he describes the history, wildlife, landscapes and people he encounters, down back lanes and old paths, in rain and fair weather.
Main title:
The January man : a year of walking Britain / Christopher Somerville.
Author:
Somerville, Christopher, author
Imprint:
London : Black Swan, 2018.
Collation:
381 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2017.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781784161248 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.51092796.51 SOM796.51092SOM796.51
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2607402