Walking the Border

Reviews / Votes

'An amiable account by an amiable man of an amiable patch of Europe... An altogether engaging book' -- Roger Hutchinson * Scotsman * 'Although this book is pegged to a particular political and historic event - the recent Scottish referendum - it has virtues and insights that transcend the circumstances of its writing ... Crofton has kept neat limits to his exploration of border culture. I would encourage him to go deeper as well into this surrealist hinterspace... There is a lot of excellent natural description in this book, alongside a number of comic encounters with humans and livestock... It is a Mad God's Own Country ... excellent' -- Stuart Kelly * Guardian * 'The book is all the better for that easy pace, and its anecdotal style is complemented by some quirky photographs' * Scotland Outdoors * 'compelling', '****' * Scottish Field * 'As Crofton journeys its length he admires its fine scenery while considering its history and purpose - especially compelling in light of the recent referendum' - * BBC Countryfile * 'Not quite Scottish, not quite English, Crofton walks the line in more ways than one' * The Daily Telegraph * 'An excellent modern travel tale that delves deep into the history and culture of a largely unexplored stretch of the UK' * Trail Magazine *