The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Waterlog

Waterlog

by RogerDeakin (Author), Roger Deakin (Author)

  • New

    paperback

    $12.32
Synopsis

In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.

$12.32

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: paperback
 Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published:
ISBN 10: 1784700061
ISBN 13: 9781784700065
Book Overview: A passionate open-air swimmer, Roger Deakin travelled around the British Isles in search of the best places for a dip. Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain.

Media Reviews
Deakin has written an aquatic Songlines. -- Heathcote Williams
I jumped in with both feet and wanted to stay for more. -- Griff Rhys-Jones
Erudite, funky and passionate, a total delight * Independent on Sunday *
Charmingly and elegantly written * Daily Telegraph *
A delicious, cleansing, funny, wise and joyful book, so wonderfully full of energy and life. I loved it -- Jane Gardam
Author Bio
Roger Deakin, who died in 2006, was a writer, filmmaker and environmentalist of international renown. He was a founder member of Friends of the Earth, and co-founded Common Ground. He lived for thirty-eight years in a moated farmhouse in Suffolk. Waterlog, which was first published in 1999, became a word-of-mouth bestseller, and is now an established classic of the nature writing canon.