The Green Road Into The Trees

He is an illuminating companion…frequently comic, his voice is original and engaging; proof that it is the walker, not the path, that counts. * Independent *
An immensely enjoyable book: curious, articulate, intellectually playful and savagely candid. * The Spectator *
He records more than impressions: there are fascinating excursions into neglected areas of British history, and conversations with hippies, travellers and farmers, which makes Mr Thomson’s journey a joy to follow. * Country Life *
Often funny and always enlightening – Candida Lycett Green * Countryfile *
I would love to walk with Thomson – John Sutherland * Financial Times *
Thomson undertakes a 400-mile journey coast-to-coast along drover paths, bramble-filled ditches and half-forgotten tracks, discovering remnants of forgotten cultures in this celebration of old England and its heritage. * Daily Mail *
Thomson provides a solid sense of place and the reader gets to know the route and its distinctive features. * Times Literary Supplement *
This sparky account of a walk from Dorset to Norfolk had this reader nodding about the “strikingly neurotic behaviour… that often lies beneath the English skin” in the characters of Wind in the Willows, applauding the recognition that “Empire didn’t suit us. It brought out the bossy, inflexible, hierarchical side” and whooping at Thomson’s use of tie and clipboard to enter the officially imposed sanctum sanctorum of Stonehenge. * Independent *
Gently told, with rich humour and an enjoyable sense of inquiry. * The Times *

Hugh Thomson is the author of five previous travel books, the most recent of which, Tequila Oil- Getting Lost in Mexico, was serialised by BBC Radio 4. He has led many research expeditions to Peru and is a leading explorer of Inca settlements. He has also taken filming expeditions to Mount Kilimanjaro, Bhutan, Afghanistan and the Mexican Sierra Madre. His most recent book, The Green Road into the Trees, won the Thwaites Wainwright Prize for UK Nature and Travel Writing. “Everywhere Thomson goes, he finds good tales to tell…” New York Times Book Review

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