The classic bestseller of British nature writing
Robert Macfarlane was born in Nottinghamshire in 1976. He is the author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways and Landmarks.Mountains of the Mind won the Guardian First Book Award, the Somerset Maugham Award and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. The Wild Places won the Boardman-Tasker Award and the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Non-fiction Award. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and writes on environmentalism, literature and travel for publications including the Guardian, the Sunday Times and The New York Times.Times.
A wonderful evocation of Britain's natural beauty and a reminder of
our need to connect with the wilderness
*Times*
Time and again he takes the reader's breath away
*FT*
A beautiful and inspiring book
*Independent*
A marvellously evocative portrait of place
*Sunday Telegraph*
A beautifully modulated call from the wild, that will ensorcell any
urban prisoner wishing to break free
*Will Self*
A powerful and passionate book, essential reading
*Daily Mail*
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