Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain
by Deakin, Roger
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer’s right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75308
- Title
- Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain
- Author
- Deakin, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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