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Roy McMillan
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Roger Deakin
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result is a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully dressed fellow citizens.
Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.
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- Sarah
- 26-07-21
Blissful
What a lovely book. A love affair with water and all things above and below the surface.
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- Miss E A Childerley
- 12-01-25
A moment in life we shall never live again
Beautiful. And so refreshing to have no links to YouTube, or like and subscribe - or insta. This is a slice of life before our time and attention was sucked out of us by social media and 'sharing'.
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- William Thomas/Michaela Evans
- 24-06-22
One of the best books on Audible
Great narration, great book, buy it now. You won't regret it. Then go for a swim.
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- Deborah Johnson
- 22-01-25
The liberation of water
A wonderful journey through the swimming waters of Britain. Sitting at my desk this is the escapism that I needed and inspiration for my own wild swimming.
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- mark Nieuwenhoff
- 20-10-21
Wonderful
A sumptuous book and so beautifully narrated. I can see how Deakin so inspired people , I will listen again and again to this. Thank you.
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- Max
- 05-02-23
Like a secret world
Roger Deakin writes about swimming as if it were a magical act. The day after finishing the book, I found a river near me and swam in the February chill. It was, exactly as Roger predicted, exhilarating. Deakin’s writing has poetic brilliance hidden in it, and many of the pages which seem like personal notes to only himself are beautifully performed.
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- Jeremy Shaw
- 24-07-21
Classic, superb
A superb book for everyone and not just swimmers like me. Excellent narration. Probably my favourite Audible Book .
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- Sharon
- 05-03-21
wonderful.
After owning this book for years it was lovely to listen to the familiar text. I thought Roy McKellen was a great choice of narrator. I really enjoyed this wonderful book by Roger Deakin.
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- Fubs
- 07-10-21
Magical
I loved this book from start to finish. He is a most amazing wordsmith and the narrator brought it to life perfectly. I put the speed down to 0.85 and listened to this book most nights as I fell asleep, sometimes only hearing a few seconds, sometimes a chapter..Its taken me 6 months to finish and I enjoyed every second of it.
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- ceri
- 30-09-22
Truly mesmerick watery descriptions
Loved it, struck many chords with my own exploration of open water swimming. River's descriptions are serious at points, you Could swim in them, never mind in the water.
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