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Adrift in Caledonia

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Description for Adrift in Caledonia Paperback. A quirky, off-beat tour boat-hopping around the coasts and canals of Scotland by the author of Eight Men and a Duck Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WGGN; WSSN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.

One clear morning in May, Nick Thorpe left his Edinburgh flat, ducked off the commuter route and hitched a ride aboard a little white canal boat, heading west towards the sea. It was the first mutinous step in a delightful boat-hopping odyssey that would take him 2500 miles through Scotland's canals, lochs and coastal waters, from the industrial Clyde to the scattered islands of Viking Shetland.
Writing with characteristic humour and candour, the award-winning author of EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK plots a curiously existential voyage, inspired by those who have left the warm hearth for the promise of a stretched horizon. Whether rowing a coracle with a chapter of monks, scanning for the elusive Nessie, hitting the rocks with Captain Calamity or clinging to the rigging of a tall ship, Thorpe weaves a narrative that is by turns funny and poignant - a nautical pilgrimage for any who have ever been tempted to try a new path just to see where it might take them.
Part travelogue, part memoir, ADRIFT IN CALEDONIA is a unique and affectionate portrait of a sea-fringed nation - and of the drifter's quest to belong.

Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349117379
SKU
V9780349117379
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Nick Thorpe
Nick Thorpe is an award-winning journalist based in Edinburgh. He has worked for a range of publications, including the Scotsman, Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, The Times, Sunday Times, Scotland on Sunday and the BBC World Service. His first book, EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK, was critically acclaimed.

Reviews for Adrift in Caledonia
His gift of description is beautifully worked. He evokes the sea and landscape with deft economy, capturing people even more sharply in one or two pen-strokes
Herald
It beats all those tales of travel writers foot-slogging through exotic lands in search of profundity and enlightenment
Independent on Sunday
As travelogues go, Adrift in Caledonia, is a beautiful entertainment, better than Bryson, as shrewdly observant as Theroux
The Scotsman
He shows a deep understanding of the Scottish psyche and gives many interesting insights into our view of life
The Sunday Herald

Goodreads reviews for Adrift in Caledonia


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