Book description
In the past, Hugh Thomson has written acclaimed books about Peru,
Mexico and the Indian Himalaya. Now he returns to the most exotic and
foreign country of them all - his own.
Walking right across England, along ancient trackways and green
grass roads, Hugh explores the way the country was and the way it is
today: the legends, literature and natural world that define us, and
the undercurrent of regret running throughout our history; what he
calls 'the unicorn disappearing into the trees'.
From coast-to-coast and through the heart of the countryside, he
shows how older,forgotten cultures like the Celts, Saxons and Vikings
lie much closer to the surface than we may think. It is a journey
enriched and partly told by the characters he meets along the way. By
taking it, Hugh casts unexpected light - and humour - on the way we
live now.
Hugh Thomson is the author of five previous travel books, the most
recent of which, Tequila Oil: Getting Lost in Mexico, was
serialised by BBC Radio 4. He has led many research expeditions to
Peru and is a leading explorer of Inca settlements. He has also taken
filming expeditions to Mount Kilimanjaro, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the
Mexican Sierra Madre.
'Everywhere Thomson goes, he finds good tales to tell...' New
York Times Book Review
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