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Thoughtlands
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- Book Synopsis
- 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 to 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.
- About The Author
- Jacky Colliss Harvey was born in Suffolk, near the River Deben. She studied English at the University of Cambridge and art history at the Courtauld Institute, and worked in museum publishing before becoming a full-time writer. Her Walking Pepys's London was praised by The Sunday Times as demonstrating 'an eye for surprising details and a lovely way with description'. Colliss Harvey is also the author of The New York Times bestseller Red and The Animals' Companion. Follow Jacky on X @JCollissHarvey and on Instagram @collissharvey
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781914982187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Armchair Traveller, (02 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 320 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 20 mm
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