The Opening Country - A Walk Through France (Paperback)

In this journey of discovery, John Micklewright travels the slow way, on foot, on paths, tracks and byways from the Channel to the Alps - from the coast of Normandy to the flanks of Mont Blanc. The Opening Country is a beautifully written account of his progress through the French countryside, an evocative patchwork of landscape, nature, history, literature, film, and - drawing on his father's diaries that stretch back to the 1930s - of memoir. Always curious, absorbing all around him, ready on a whim to divert from his chosen route as he heads unhurriedly southwards. The natural world unfolds as spring turns to summer with surprises of bird song and butterflies, against a constant background of reminders of the economic and social story of rural France and of wars past. The result is an engrossing record of a classic long-distance walk through Britain's nearest continental neighbour. The Opening Country is a book to fire the imagination - a call to travel slowly, to open eyes and ears, to discover and explore.

General

Imprint:	Matador
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
Authors:	John Micklewright
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-80046-127-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	1-80046-127-5
Barcode:	9781800461277

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