26%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Under the Tump: Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders
Oliver Balch
€ 16.99
€ 12.56
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Under the Tump: Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders
Paperback. Hay-on-Wye is world famous as the Town of Books. But when travel writer Oliver Balch moved there, it was not just the books he was keen to read, but the people too. After living in London and Buenos Aires, what will he make of this tiny, quirky town on the Welsh-English border? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Hay-on-Wye is world famous as the Town of Books. But when travel writer Oliver Balch moved there, it was not just the books he was keen to read, but the people too. After living in London and Buenos Aires, what will he make of this tiny, quirky town on the Welsh-English border? To help guide him, he turns to Francis Kilvert, a Victorian diarist who captured the bucolic rural life of his day. Does anything of Kilvert's world still exists? And could a newcomer ever feel they truly belong? With empathy and humour, Balch ... Read more
Hay-on-Wye is world famous as the Town of Books. But when travel writer Oliver Balch moved there, it was not just the books he was keen to read, but the people too. After living in London and Buenos Aires, what will he make of this tiny, quirky town on the Welsh-English border? To help guide him, he turns to Francis Kilvert, a Victorian diarist who captured the bucolic rural life of his day. Does anything of Kilvert's world still exists? And could a newcomer ever feel they truly belong? With empathy and humour, Balch ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571311965
SKU
V9780571311965
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Oliver Balch
Oliver Balch is a UK freelance journalist specialising in business and world affairs. He work has appeared in a wide range of international publications, including the Guardian, Financial Times, Conde Nast Traveller and The Traveller. His first book, Viva South America! was shortlisted as 'Book of the Year' at the UK Travel Press Awards.
Reviews for Under the Tump: Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders