The Marches: A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland - Couverture souple

“The prose explodes ... Stewart's walk across the Middleland brings Cumbria brilliantly alive ... This is travel writing at its best.” —Guardian

“Stewart demonstrates a deep historical understanding of the land and describes the flora and fauna that he encounters with the precision of a botanist... Stewart is a careful and thoughtful observer...” —CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR 

“[A] modern day Lawrence of Arabia...a sensitive exploration of what borders mean and don't mean... the book is held together by Mr. Stewart's writing, with his short chapters moving skillfully from history to personal encounter.” — Andrew Lownie, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 

“Stewart proves to be a captivating tour guide... He brings archaic languages and traditions vividly alive, wrestles with nationalism and nationhood and, in a poignant closing section, traces his father's war years and last days... Beautiful, evocative and wise, The Marches highlights new truths about old countries and the unbreakable bond between a father and son.” —Malcolm Forbes, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE  

“Stewart demonstrates a deep historical understanding of the land and describes the flora and fauna that he encounters with the precision of a botanist... Stewart is a careful and thoughtful observer...” —CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR 

“[A] modern day Lawrence of Arabia...a sensitive exploration of what borders mean and don't mean... the book is held together by Mr. Stewart's writing, with his short chapters moving skillfully from history to personal encounter.” — Andrew Lownie, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL