{"product_id":"where-the-wild-winds-are-9781473665750","title":"Where the Wild Winds Are","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Travel writing \u003ci\u003ein excelsis\u003c\/i\u003e'' -Jan Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A thrilling and gorgeous tale, packed with meteorological wonder'' -Amy Liptrot, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Outrun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNick Hunt sets off on an unlikely quest: to follow four of Europe''s winds across the continent...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis wind-walks begin on Cross Fell, the highest point of the Pennines, as he chases the roaring Helm\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003ethe only named wind in Britain. In southern Europe he follows the Bora \u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003ea  bitter northerly that blows from Trieste through Slovenia and down the  Croatian coast. His hunt for the ''snow-eating'' Foehn becomes a  meandering journey of exhilaration and despair through the Alpine  valleys of Switzerland, and his final walk traces an anc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Winds\u003c\/i\u003e Are is full to the brim with learning, entertainment, description, scientific fact and conjectural fiction. It is \u003cb\u003etravel writing \u003ci\u003ein excelsis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jan Morris * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling and gorgeous tale\u003c\/b\u003e, packed with meteorological wonder. -- Amy Liptrot, author of 'The Outrun'\u003cbr\u003eA quest both \u003cb\u003equixotic and entertainingly escapist\u003c\/b\u003e. * Financial Times - Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eThere are \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e moments of calm amid the tumult, insights that capture the joy of walking alone. * The Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexuberant, invigorating\u003c\/b\u003e blast of a book. -- Michael Kerr * Daily Telegraph - Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e book; reading it is like being introduced to a gang of complex characters by an entertaining and erudite host. It has been \u003cb\u003ea joy \u003c\/b\u003egetting to know them better and in all their moods. -- Tristan Gooley, author of 'The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Winds Are\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eblew me away\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Seán Williams, Radio 3, Free Thinking\u003cbr\u003eAn ingenious idea that [Hunt] carries off with panache and aplomb. \u003cb\u003eAn extremely gifted writer\u003c\/b\u003e . . . his writing here has agreeable echoes of Leigh Fermor's evocative prose. * New European *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epleasure from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e. -- John Sandoe Books - Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003eNick Hunt's writing is \u003cb\u003epowerful, playful, searching and often strikingly original\u003c\/b\u003e. As he walks through the world, his journeys always reveal more than they set out to find. -- Paul Kingsnorth, author of 'The Wake'\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eirresistable\u003c\/b\u003e book that combines travel adventure with cultural history, meteorology and storytelling. * Bath Life *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739534668119,"sku":"9781473665750","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473665750.jpg?v=1720052522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-the-wild-winds-are-9781473665750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}