Adrift In Caledonia

Boat-Hitching for the Unenlightened

Nick Thorpe

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English

Abacus
01 September 2007

Narrowboats & canals; Boating; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

Now in B Format.

A quirky, off-beat tour boat-hopping around the coasts and canals of Scotland by the author of EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK

One clear morning in May, Nick Thorpe left his Edinburgh flat, ducked off the commuter route and hitched a ride aboard a little white canal boat, heading west towards the sea. It was the first mutinous step in a delightful boat-hopping odyssey that would take him 2500 miles through Scotland's canals, lochs and coastal waters, from the industrial Clyde to the scattered islands of Viking Shetland.

Writing with characteristic humour and candour, the award-winning author of EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK plots a curiously existential voyage, inspired by those who have left the warm hearth for the promise of a stretched horizon. Thorpe weaves a narrative that is by turns funny and poignant - a nautical pilgrimage for any who have ever been tempted to try a new path just to see where it might take them. Part travelogue, part memoir, ADRIFT IN CALEDONIA is a unique and affectionate portrait of a sea-fringed nation - and of the drifter's quest to belong.

By: Nick Thorpe
Imprint: Abacus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 134mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 264g
ISBN: 9780349117379
ISBN 10: 0349117373
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 September 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nick Thorpe is an award-winning journalist based in Edinburgh. He has worked for a range of publications, including the Scotsman, Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, The Times, Sunday Times, Scotland on Sunday and the BBC World Service. His first book, EIGHT MEN AND A DUCK, was critically acclaimed.

Reviews for Adrift In Caledonia: Boat-Hitching for the Unenlightened

His gift of description is beautifully worked. He evokes the sea and landscape with deft economy, capturing people even more sharply in one or two pen-strokes - Herald It beats all those tales of travel writers foot-slogging through exotic lands in search of profundity and enlightenment - Independent on Sunday As travelogues go, Adrift in Caledonia, is a beautiful entertainment, better than Bryson, as shrewdly observant as Theroux - The Scotsman He shows a deep understanding of the Scottish psyche and gives many interesting insights into our view of life - The Sunday Herald