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Book SynopsisSomerville's infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history' Observer
A meticulous exploration of the ground beneath our feet. Glorious' Katharine Norbury
A remarkable achievement' Tom Chesshyre
His writing is utterly enticing' Country Walking
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The influence Britain's geology has had on our daily lives is profound. While we may be unaware of it, every aspect of our history has been affected by events that happened ten thousand, a million, or a thousand million years ago.
In Walking the Bones of Britain, Christopher Somerville takes a journey of a thousand miles, beginning in the far north, at the three-billion-year-old rocks of the Isle of
