Waterlog

I jumped in with both feet and wanted to stay for more.Erudite, funky and passionate, a total delight * Independent on Sunday *Charmingly and elegantly written * Daily Telegraph *A delicious, cleansing, funny, wise and joyful book, so wonderfully full of energy and life. I loved itHighly entertaining…Waterlog is a book about a cold, wet subject written with a warmth and passion it surely deserves, but has rarely had before * Guardian *A wonderful and romantic tale told by a true English eccentric…think Ratty, think Mole, think three men falling out of a boat…enchanting * Financial Times *A travel book like no other, it is rich and deep with insights on modern Britain * The Independent *Deakin has written an aquatic Songlines.Roger Deakin is the perfect companion for invigorating armchair swim. Engaging, thoughtful and candid, he also has a wonderful eye * Telegraph Weekend *A brilliant and compelling view of Britain from a few inches above its neglected waterways * The Independent *

Roger Deakin, who died in 2006, was a writer, filmmaker and environmentalist of international renown. He was a founder member of Friends of the Earth, and co-founded Common Ground. He lived for thirty-eight years in a moated farmhouse in Suffolk. Waterlog, which was first published in 1999, became a word-of-mouth bestseller, and is now an established classic of the nature writing canon.