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25%OFFJohn Connell - The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History - 9781529042351 - 9781529042351
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The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History

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Description for The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History Hardback.

From the award-winning, number one bestselling author of The Cow Book.

It is summer, the hay and silage have not yet been made on John Connell’s farm, so he has time to indulge his other great passion: running. John sets off on a marathon run of 42.2 kilometres through his native Longford, the scene of his award-winning book The Cow Book.

As he runs across woodlands, fields and tiny roads, he tells the story of his life and contemplates Ireland’s history, old and new. He also remembers other great runs he has done, from Australia to Canada, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529042351
SKU
9781529042351
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About John Connell
John Connell’s work has been published in Granta’s ‘New Irish Writing’ issue. His memoir The Cow Book was a number one bestseller in Ireland and was Ireland AM Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2018 An Post Irish Book Awards. He is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist and editor, film producer and playwright. He lives on his family farm, ... Read more

Reviews for The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History
A compelling insight into the mind of someone who loves to run for running’s sake, and who is keen to immerse himself fully into the world around him
Irish Independent
In this difficult new world where a walk or a run around the block might be the only respite your mental health gets in a day of isolation, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Running Book: A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History


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