Barkham, Patrick
Islander
- ISBN 13:
- 9781783781904
- author:
- Barkham, Patrick
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Granta Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Travel, Travel Writing, Travel,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The British Isles are an archipelago made up of two large islands and 6,289 smaller ones. Some, like the Isle of Man, resemble miniature nations, with their own language and tax laws; others, like Ray Island in Essex, are abandoned and mysterious places haunted by myths, ghosts and foxes. Patrick Barkham explores the special magic of these ever-smaller islands as he travels to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the British Isles. He discovers islands that are both places of freedom and imprisonment, party destinations and oases of peace, strangely suburban and deeply wild. In this evocative book, Barkham delves into the unique character of each island, revealing the ways in which the past and present intersect, and the ways in which these islands offer a vision of an alternative future.
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