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Colliss Harvey, Jacky

 
9781914982187: Thoughtlands: Walking in Writer's Suffolk

Synopsis

'A delightful exploration of Britain’s past, beautifully interwoven with fascinating insights into our rich literary heritage. A wonderful book!' - Alice Loxton

In the literary footsteps of such walkers as Rebecca Solnit and Lauren Elkin, and in the character of the ‘rambleuse’, Colliss Harvey traverses the county of Suffolk from west to east, from velvety farmlands to uncompromising sea.

She is in excellent company – her fellow walkers range from Daniel Defoe and Robert Louis Stevenson to Patricia Highsmith, Maggie Hemingway, and Noreen Masud. They include the poets George Crabbe and Edward FitzGerald; literary greats Wilkie Collins and George Orwell; W. G. Sebald, who found a new native land here; and writers born in Suffolk, such as M. R. James and Ronald Blythe.

Part writer’s notebook and part memoir, Thoughtlands is book about walking and writing: about walkers who wrote, and writers who walk; about the creative circuit that exists between mind and feet, and landscapes that exist in front of you or that spring to life in a line of words.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jacky Colliss Harvey is a writer and editor. She has worked in museum publishing for the past 20 years and is a commentator and reviewer who speaks in both the UK and abroad on the arts and their relation to popular culture. She is the author of the bestseller RED: A History of the Redhead and most recently The Animal's Companion. Follow Jacky on X @JCollissHarvey

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