My midsummer morning : rediscovering a life of adventure
Humphreys, Alastair2019
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In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the country, earning money for food by playing his violin in bars and plazas. Nearly a century later, the book Laurie Lee wrote - 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning' - inspired Alastair Humphreys. It made him fall in love with Spain - the landscapes and the spirit - and with Laurie's style of travel. For 15 years, Alastair dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee's footsteps, but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. This year, he decided to go anyway. The journey was his most terrifying yet, risking failure and humiliation every day, and finding himself truly vulnerable to the rhythms of the road and of his own life. But along the way, he found humility, redemption and triumph.
Main title:
My midsummer morning : rediscovering a life of adventure / Alastair Humphreys.
Author:
Humphreys, Alastair, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2019.
Collation:
xii, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Illustrations on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780008331825 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
914.60484914.604914.6048914.6048 HUM
Language:
English
BRN:
2237675
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