LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA dazzlingly inventive work of literature Robert MacfarlaneA wonderful achievement Kathleen Jamie, New StatesmanBeautifully written ObserverA wonderful, epic braiding of history, geography and memoir James RebanksAt the heart of this book is a highway. The A1 The Great North Road. A 400mile multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway that has run like a backbone through Britain for the last 2,000 years.In this genredefying and profoundly personal book, Cowen follows this ghost road from beginning to end on a journey through history, place, people and time. Weaving his own histories and memories with the layered landscapes he moves through, this is the story of an age, of coming to terms with time past and time passing, and the roads that lead us to where we find ourselves.Written in kaleidoscopic prose, The North Road is an unforgettable exploration of Britains great highway.Astonishing... One to relish and revisitTelegraphRemarkableFinancial TimesSweeping, sensitive and enduringTristan GooleyStunning and utterly uniqueBenjamin MyersA dazzling, dogged, layered account of one roads passage through place, time and an ordinary familys historyMelissa Harrison

Binding: Hardcover;304 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BM; Weight: 778 g; Dimensions: 240 x 165 x 39

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