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The Wild Places
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Categories: Travel & Tourism, Europe
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Matthew Hall
- 12-11-20
A stunning listen
The narrator presents this great book with depth and clarity that i've not heard for such a long time It's a lovely book, brought to life by the narrator in an amazing and intelligent way. Thank you.
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- ben
- 11-11-20
Terrible narrator, so disappointed.
I have listened to all Robert Macfarlane's book and absolutely love them, but this new narrator is terrible. So disappointed.
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- Rhys David Ingram
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Lovely
Beautiful written & wonderfully evocative. I really enjoyed getting lost in this book! I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves to get away from it all in nature!