Robert Macfarlane The Old Ways : A Journey on Foot Paperback Book

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS Robert Macfarlane travels Britains ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscapeThe Old Ways confirms Macfarlanes reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature Scotland on SundayFollowing the tracks, holloways, droveroads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes crisscrossing the British Isles and beyond, Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world a landscape of the feet and the mind, of pilgrimage and ritual, of stories and ghosts above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations. Sublime... It sets the imagination tingling, laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow Sunday TimesRead this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again MetroHe has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place, elements and the passage of time wonderful Antony Gormley | Robert Macfarlane The Old Ways : A Journey on Foot Paperback Book