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Late in 2015, Christopher Somerville lost his father after a short battle with cancer. He had had a tempestuous relationship with him as a teenager, partly because of the teenage angst, but also because of his father’s job. They tried to bond by undertaking longer walks through the countryside, but it didn’t always work. As they both grew older and a little wiser the relationship strengthened and the walks that they undertook brought them back together.
Undertaking a walk in a different part of ...more
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I have thoroughly enjoyed this book about the joys of walking and there are so many little titbits of information that shall stick with me for ages, particularly about badgers on the side of the road...I even went hunting for scurvy grass until I realised that was featured in a different month to the one I was experiencing so the flowers were probably past it now....still I got to have a play on the motorway.
One of the things about walking that I enjoy is how your mind wonders, it's amazing how ...more
One of the things about walking that I enjoy is how your mind wonders, it's amazing how ...more
This is a lovely book, wonderful use of language too. I had it as an audiobook and was unsure if author was best narrator at first, in January chapter, but after that I realised he was probably the best narrator. Only criticism? His bird impersonations all sounded the same! Haha. There again I'm no twitcher so others may disagree.
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A very ‘emotionally moving’ walking memoir. I enjoyed how the author tells us of his innocent childhood & relationship with his Father. As the years go on, they cover more walks, through different areas, months & seasons & as his Father grows older & more frail & frustrated their relationship changes & he becomes aware of the role reversal. His reflections were touching, such as been aware of how (unusually for the time) his Father was ‘hands on’ with childcare & how much was kept from him to pr
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