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All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker (Engli
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0008499217
ISBN-13
9780008499211
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6063426042
Product Key Features
Book Title
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places between
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / Wales, Social History, Essays & Travelogues, Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, History
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
'I loved this book. Mike Parker weaves together a great deal of wide reading, hard thinking and soulful tramping in his funny, thoughtful and evocative investigation of the Welsh-English border.' Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession and Peep Show 'All the Wide Border is both a beautifully written journey through the history and landscape of the border country of Wales and England and a clear-eyed analysis of its physical and psychological dividing line - the best kind of travelogue.' Richard King, author of Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962-97 'This enthralling journey beautifully celebrates our ancient frontier land and is a present-day reminder of its' enduring duty.' Tudur Owen, BAFTA winning comedian and presenter 'I was often overcome by "fierce wonder"; there's geography and topography enough to orientate and surprise; there's history enough to fascinate but not to fog the senses; there are anecdotes that brought belly laughs and tears. Fine writing indeed.' John Sam Jones, author of The Journey is Home Praise for Mike Parker... 'What a true wanderer he is, and how wonderfully well-read, and how truly sensitive to numen!' Jan Morris 'A kind of mini-biography of the British psyche emerges from Parker's work, its learning lightly worn and its tales well told, full of interest and incident' Horatio Clare
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
914.2904862092
Synopsis
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline., A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; on the other England, crucible of the most expansionist culture the world has ever seen. It is a line that has been dug, debated, defined and defended for twenty centuries. All the Wide Border is a personal journey through the places, amongst the people, and across the divides of the border between England and Wales. Taking in some of our loveliest landscapes, and our darkest secrets, this is a region of immeasurable wonder and interest. It is here that the deepest roots and thorniest paradoxes of Britishness lie. The border between the countries, even as a concept, is ragged, jagged and many-layered. Garlanded author Mike Parker has adored and explored these places his entire life. Born in England but settled in Wales, he finds himself typical of many in being pulled in both directions. His journey is divided into three legs, corresponding with the watersheds of the three great border rivers: the Dee in the north, the Severn in the centre, the Wye in the south. Neither quite England nor Wales, the furzy borderland he uncovers -- the March -- is another country. Picking apart the many notions and clichés of Englishness, Welshness and indeed Britishness, Mike Parker plays with the very idea of borders: our fascination with them, our need for them, and our response to their power. In his hands, the England-Wales frontier is revealed to be a border within us all, and it is fraying, fast.
LC Classification Number
DA731.2.P3 2024
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- e***_ (15)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller handles a massive inventory so I give them grace on the slow processing and shipping. They were very communicative and prompt with their response when I messaged in asking about it. Book was in good condition as described. Small ding on the page edges which wasn't mentioned, but that's fairly common even at your typical book store. Still a good value and I'd buy from them again.
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