hardcover, 288 pages
Published July 30, 2012 by Hamish Hamilton.
Robert Macfarlane's nature writing is always a joy. The only weaker points were the chapters on water ways - one can tell he has a deeper connection with the land than with the sea.
A 4.5, but I'm feeling generous today so rounding up. A series of journeys across old tracks and ways across the world. Lyrically described and with a deep connection to the land and the wild, he gives us a sense of the long history behind these journeys and how they survive to the present.
There is not another author that I have found who describes nature as beautifully and vibrantly as MacFarlane. This book will always remain a comfort read for me and something that i will revisit time and time again.
