Description
| Product ID: | 9781785781278 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Adrift |
| Subtitle: | A Secret Life of London’s Waterways |
| Authors: | Author: Helen Babbs |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Ships and boats: general interest, Narrowboats & canals, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Travel writing, Natural history, Travel writing |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A beautiful piece of nature / travel writing akin to Robert MacFarlane or Richard Mabey. Journeying along London''s waterways on a canal boat called Pike, Helen Babbs puts down roots for two weeks at a time before moving on. From Walthamstow Marsh in the east to Uxbridge in the west, she explores the landscape in all its guises: marshland, wasteland, city centre and suburb.From deep winter to late autumn, Babbs explores the people, politics, history and wildlife of the canals and rivers, to reveal an intimate and unusual portrait of London - and of life. |
| Imprint Name: | Icon Books |
| Publisher Name: | Icon Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-11-03 |
