Waterlog by Roger Deakin

Waterlog by Roger DeakinRoger Deakin is the perfect companion for an invigorating armchair swim. Engaging, thoughtful and candid' TelegraphWaterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts,

The first three sections piece together the life of the author while the final section serves as a note to the reader

I relished every single word of this heart-rending story

she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer

as well as up-to-date distribution maps of each species

their rebellions

Stunningly illustrated

the poems are written in May's absorbing

and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko

with her daemon Pantalaimon

A multigenerational novel that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder

Mays Murphy

A family in New York packs the car and sets out on a road trip