WALKING THE BONES OF BRITAIN

Somerville s infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history Observer An illuminating take on the British landscape a remarkable achievement Tom Chesshyre A meticulous exploration of the ground beneath our feet Glorious Katharine Norbury Somerville is a walker s writer Nicholas Crane His writing is utterly enticing Country Walking The physical book is sumptuous with helpful supplementary materials including colour photographs a timeline maps and walking route resources Times Literary Supplement Travelling a thousand miles and across three billion years Christopher Somerville walking correspondent of The Times and author of Coast The January Man and Ships of Heaven sets out to interrogate the land beneath our feet and how it has affected every aspect of human history from farming to house construction the Industrial Revolution to the current climate crisis In his thousand mile journey Somerville follows the