
Walking Home
My Family and Other Rambles
Clare Balding(Author)
Viking (Publisher)
Published on 11. September 2014
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-670-92147-8 (ISBN)
Description
Clare Balding's brilliant new book of very British adventures
'Growing up on a racing yard, I used to know the geography of the UK only by racecourses. A bit like my brother thought the seasons of the year were "Flat" and "National Hunt", I regarded Newmarket as the capital of the world and Lambourn as a major city of industry . . .'
In the Balding family, walking just took too long - Clare galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life.
Then, starting out in her broadcasting career, she was asked to present a series of walks with interesting people. Some fifteen hundred miles of footpaths later, she's discovered the true glories of Britain and caught the walking bug.
Now she wants to get her whole family hooked, by taking them on the 71-mile footpath that runs past their home on the Hampshire Downs. 'It will be a great family adventure,' she declares. 'Won't it?'
This is a story of paths and people, of discovering the glories of Britain and Ireland, and of (mis)adventures with the family. Along the way there are charming diversions and life-changing rambles, including her take on the 2012 Olympics. And, finally, this is Clare's story of walking home.
'Brilliant, magical, unmissable'
Daily Mail
'Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it'
The Times
'Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography'
Evening Standard
'Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm'
Express
'Growing up on a racing yard, I used to know the geography of the UK only by racecourses. A bit like my brother thought the seasons of the year were "Flat" and "National Hunt", I regarded Newmarket as the capital of the world and Lambourn as a major city of industry . . .'
In the Balding family, walking just took too long - Clare galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life.
Then, starting out in her broadcasting career, she was asked to present a series of walks with interesting people. Some fifteen hundred miles of footpaths later, she's discovered the true glories of Britain and caught the walking bug.
Now she wants to get her whole family hooked, by taking them on the 71-mile footpath that runs past their home on the Hampshire Downs. 'It will be a great family adventure,' she declares. 'Won't it?'
This is a story of paths and people, of discovering the glories of Britain and Ireland, and of (mis)adventures with the family. Along the way there are charming diversions and life-changing rambles, including her take on the 2012 Olympics. And, finally, this is Clare's story of walking home.
'Brilliant, magical, unmissable'
Daily Mail
'Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it'
The Times
'Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography'
Evening Standard
'Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm'
Express
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant, magical, unmissable * Daily Mail * Who needs politicians agonising about national and regional identities? Clare Balding has effortlessly encapsulated all we love best about Britain * Telegraph * Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it * The Times * Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography * Evening Standard * Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm * Express *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-670-92147-8 (9780670921478)
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E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
Available for download
Person
Clare Balding's first book, My Animals and Other Family, was a runaway number one bestseller and won Autobiography of the Year at the 2012 Specsavers National Book Awards. Clare was lead presenter for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which she won a BAFTA Special Award. She has presented horse racing on television and radio for 20 years, winning RTS Sports Presenter of the Year and Racing Broadcaster of the Year (twice).