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Edité par Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Fine. `This is travel writing at its best. Katherine Norbury, Observer An Observer Book of the Year His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia. Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along `the Marches - the frontier that divides their two countries, Scotland and England. Brian, a ninety-year-old former colonial official and intelligence officer, arrives in Newcastle from Scotland dressed in tartan and carrying a draft of his new book You Know More Chinese Than You Think. Rory comes from his home in the Lake District, carrying a Punjabi fighting stick which he used when walking across Afghanistan. On their six-hundred-mile, thirty-day journey - with Rory on foot, and his father `ambushing him by car the pair relive Scottish dances, reflect on Burmese honey-bears, and on the loss of human presence in the British landscape. On mountain ridges and in housing estates they uncover a forgotten country crushed between England and Scotland: the Middleland. They cross upland valleys which once held forgotten peoples and languages still preserved in sixth-century lullabies and sixteenth-century ballads. The surreal tragedy of Hadrians Wall forces them to re-evaluate their own experiences in the Iraq and Vietnam wars. The wild places of the uplands reveal abandoned monasteries, border castles, secret military test sites and newly created wetlands. They discover unsettling modern lives, lodged in an ancient land. Their odyssey develops into a history of nationhood, an anatomy of the landscape, a chronicle of contemporary Britain and an exuberant encounter between a father and a son. And as the journey deepens, and the end approaches, Brian and Rory fight to match, step by step, modern voices, nationalisms and contemporary settlements to the natural beauty of the Marches, and a fierce absorption in tradition in their own unconventional lives.
Edité par -, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. The Marches This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Edité par - -, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : Bahamut Media, Reading, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, London, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : David Pearson, Bodmin,Cornwall, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. A tight,clean copy,with no inscriptions.First Edition.First Printing.Not available Overseas at this price,due to the weight.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Edité par Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. `This is travel writing at its best. Katherine Norbury, Observer An Observer Book of the Year His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia. Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along `the Marches - the frontier that divides their two countries, Scotland and England. Brian, a ninety-year-old former colonial official and intelligence officer, arrives in Newcastle from Scotland dressed in tartan and carrying a draft of his new book You Know More Chinese Than You Think. Rory comes from his home in the Lake District, carrying a Punjabi fighting stick which he used when walking across Afghanistan. On their six-hundred-mile, thirty-day journey - with Rory on foot, and his father `ambushing him by car the pair relive Scottish dances, reflect on Burmese honey-bears, and on the loss of human presence in the British landscape. On mountain ridges and in housing estates they uncover a forgotten country crushed between England and Scotland: the Middleland. They cross upland valleys which once held forgotten peoples and languages still preserved in sixth-century lullabies and sixteenth-century ballads. The surreal tragedy of Hadrians Wall forces them to re-evaluate their own experiences in the Iraq and Vietnam wars. The wild places of the uplands reveal abandoned monasteries, border castles, secret military test sites and newly created wetlands. They discover unsettling modern lives, lodged in an ancient land. Their odyssey develops into a history of nationhood, an anatomy of the landscape, a chronicle of contemporary Britain and an exuberant encounter between a father and a son. And as the journey deepens, and the end approaches, Brian and Rory fight to match, step by step, modern voices, nationalisms and contemporary settlements to the natural beauty of the Marches, and a fierce absorption in tradition in their own unconventional lives. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : Lady Lisa's Bookshop, Chester, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Used: Acceptable. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition but slight lean to spine.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : Stephen White Books, Bradford, Royaume-Uni
Livre
hardcover. Etat : Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Edité par J Johnson and Others, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. 4th printing. An unread book.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Edité par Jonathan Cape, 2016
ISBN 10 : 0224097687ISBN 13 : 9780224097680
Vendeur : Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : new. Brand New Copy.