The Pull of the River: A Journey Into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain

by Matt Gaw

Overview

Tales of escape and adventure on Britain's waterways In The Pull of the River two foolhardy explorers do what we would all love to do: they turn their world upside down and seek adventure on their very own doorstep. In a handsome, homemade canoe, painted a joyous nautical red the colour of Mae West's lips, Matt and his friend James delve into a watery landscape that invites us to see the world through new eyes. Over chalk, gravel, clay and mud; through fields, woodland, villages, towns and cities, they reveal many places that otherwise go unnoticed and perhaps unloved, finding delight in the Waveney, Stour, Alde/Ore, upper and lower Thames, Lark, Great Ouse, Granta and Cam, Wye, Otter, Colne, Severn and the Great Glen Trail. Showing that it is still possible to get lost while knowing exactly where you are, The Pull of the River is a beautifully written exploration of nature, place and friendship, and an ode to the great art - and joy - of adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783963355
Publisher:	Elliott & Thompson
Publication date:	03/04/2021
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Matt Gaw is a writer, journalist and naturalist who lives in Bury St Edmunds. His work has been published in the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Times. He works with the Suffolk Wildlife Trusts, edits Suffolk Wildlife, currently writes a monthly country diary for the Suffolk Magazine and is a director of the Suffolk Festival of Ideas. This is his first book.

Table of Contents

Contents Prologue ....................... xi 1. A secret world .................... 1 The Waveney 2. Escape routes .................... 29 The Stour and Alde 3. Abuse and misuse .................. 63 The Lark and Great Ouse 4. Spirit of the river .................. 91 Upper Thames 5. A world transformed ................111 Lower Thames 6. Tales of adventure ..................137 The Granta, Cam and Colne 7. River seekers .....................165 The Wye 8. Alone on the water .................189 The Otter 9. Shaped by the river .................211 The Severn 10. Into the wild .....................231 The Great Glen Trail Acknowledgements .................259 Index .........................261 About the author ..................270