Walking Home: A Very British Adventure - Hardcover

Balding, Clare

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670921475 ISBN 13: 9780670921478

Publisher: Viking, 2014

Synopsis

Clare Balding's brilliant new book of very British adventures 'Growing up on a racing yard, I used to know the geography of the UK only by racecourses. A bit like my brother thought the seasons of the year were "Flat" and "National Hunt", I regarded Newmarket as the capital of the world and Lambourn as a major city of industry . . .' In the Balding family, walking just took too long - Clare galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. Then, starting out in her broadcasting career, she was asked to present a series of walks with interesting people. Some fifteen hundred miles of footpaths later, she's discovered the true glories of Britain and caught the walking bug. Now she wants to get her whole family hooked, by taking them on the 71-mile footpath that runs past their home on the Hampshire Downs. 'It will be a great family adventure,' she declares. 'Won't it?' This is a story of paths and people, of discovering the glories of Britain and Ireland, and of (mis)adventures with the family. Along the way there are charming diversions and life-changing rambles, including her take on the 2012 Olympics. And, finally, this is Clare's story of walking home. 'Brilliant, magical, unmissable' Daily Mail 'Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it' The Times 'Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography' Evening Standard 'Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm' Express

About this title

About the Author:

Clare has presented Countryfile, Britain's Hidden Heritage, Britain By Bike, Crufts, and Famous & Fearless, and has appeared on QI, Have I Got News for You and Sport Relief. She has been voted RTS Sports Presenter of the Year and Racing Broadcaster of the Year. She lives in West London with her partner Alice, their wayward Tibetan Terrier Archie and a cat who couldn't give a damn called Itty. My Animals and Other Family is Clare's first book.

Review:

Brilliant, magical, unmissable * Daily Mail * Who needs politicians agonising about national and regional identities? Clare Balding has effortlessly encapsulated all we love best about Britain * Telegraph * Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it * The Times * Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography * Evening Standard * Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm * Express *

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0670921475
• ISBN 13: 9780670921478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352