The Wild Places

By: Robert Macfarlane

Narrated by: Simon Bubb

Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out of wildness?

In his vital, bewitching, inspiring classic, Robert Macfarlane sets out in search of the wildness that remains.

©2007 Robert Macfarlane (P)2007 Robert Macfarlane

Magical

The detailed description of the landscape combined with its interwoven historical storytelling is riveting. He writes of the natural world with utter awe and love.

The wild places

This is such a poetic and imaginative description of the wild places of Great Britain and Ireland . You can picture in your minds eye everything about which Robert Macfarlane writes . Beautiful prose encouraging us all to escape to the remotest spots and repose.

Extraordinary in every way!

I have been listening to this book in my favorite Wild Place on the Wild Atlantic Way in coastal Ireland. And I have never enjoyed a book more. Thank you Robert Macfarlane for your gifts of poetic language and wanderlust!

Wonderful journey into the wild places

Robert Macfarlane takes us again on a wonderful exploration of the wild places of the British archipelago. His unique way of seeing this world and sharing his finds is a joy. He also introduces us to his fascinating traveling companion Roger as they travel out and about.

Exquisite

It’s hard for me to describe how this book made me feel….certainly connected and peaceful. This sublime writing opened my heart and mind. What a blessing.