{"product_id":"edgeland-9781408717158","title":"Edgeland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDiary of an MP''s Wife \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a beautiful discovery of Britain''s great coastal path\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A real achievement - unexpectedly moving with every beat and turn of its taut, precise prose'' \u003c\/b\u003eRory Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written... a contemplative, Paul Theroux-like exploration of our most stunning coastline''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Swire ingeniously evokes the landscapes, famous people who lived here and, especially, the flora and fauna'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEdgeland, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epolitical diarist Sasha Swire escapes the confines of Westminster to walk the northern stretch of the South West Coast Path. Starting at Minehead in Somerset, she follows the well-trodden path to Land''s End in Cornwall, walking it in sections over a decade-long period, returning each year like a migratory bird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is an immersive, beguiling and literary exploration of one of the most enigmatic, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA meditation on language and journeys - knowing, alert to the politics and history of landscape - to the mundane within the transcendental. \u003cb\u003eA real achievement - unexpectedly moving with every beat and turn of its taut, precise prose\u003c\/b\u003e * Rory Stewart *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e... In the \u003cb\u003econtemplative, Paul Theroux-like exploration of our most stunning coastline\u003c\/b\u003e, Swire escapes the stifling Lilliputian world of Westminster to follow the path from Minehead in Somerset to Land's End in Cornwall... A lively mix of history, botany, philosophy, poetry and personal family memories -- Celia Walden * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eSwire is an amiable companion, who ingeniously evokes the landscapes, famous people who lived here and, especially, the flora and fauna -- Simon Worrall * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA glorious historical ramble along a favourite coastline * Robin Hanbury-Tenison *\u003cbr\u003eSwire, brought up in Cornwall, has given free rein to her considerable literary talents and pondered places and prospects with\u003cb\u003e fascinating details and soulful observations\u003c\/b\u003e * Rory Knight Bruce *\u003cbr\u003eSuch range and surprise - every turn she makes on the South-West Coast Path, Sasha Swire turns up another story, another glimpse of history or archaeology or local lore. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdgeland\u003c\/i\u003e is itself like the best days out on the cliffs - deeply rewarding and enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e * Philip Marsden *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739044229463,"sku":"9781408717158","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408717158.jpg?v=1720050988","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/edgeland-9781408717158","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}