Will Millard
Old Man and the Sand Eel Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A wonderfully fluent account of how the strange magic of water and the beings that inhabit it can enchant and intoxicate Chris Yates[Will Millard] writes with a genuine sense of humility (...) humour and reflection Kevin Parr, Countryfile Growing up on the Cambridgeshire Fens, Will Millard never felt more at home than when he was out with his granddad on the riverbank, whiling away the day catching fish. As he grew older his competitive urge to catch more and bigger fish led him away from that natural connection between him, his grandfather and the rivers of his home. That is, until the fateful day he let a recordbreaking sand eel slip through his fingers and he knew that he had lost the magic of those days down by the river, and that something had to change. The Old Man and the Sand Eel is at its heart the story of three generations of men trying to figure out what it is to be a man, a father and a fisherman. It plots Wills scaly stepping stones back to his childhood innocence, when anything was possible and the wild was everywhere.Delightful and informative (...) beautifully drawn The Spectator [Will Millard] is a master wordsmith and his first book is a joyful testament to that Isabelle Broom, HeatThe writing is sharp and clever (...) I loved all of it and would as happily read it again as I would sit beside the river waiting for the evening rise of trout to begin Tom Fort, Literary ReviewThis is postmodern nature writing that embraces beauty where it finds it and...
Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: BGFA; Weight: 360 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 21
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A wonderfully fluent account of how the strange magic of water and the beings that inhabit it can enchant and intoxicate Chris Yates[Will Millard] writes with a genuine sense of humility (...) humour and reflection Kevin Parr, Countryfile Growing up on the Cambridgeshire Fens, Will Millard never felt more at home than when he was out with his granddad on the riverbank, whiling away the day catching fish. As he grew older his competitive urge to catch more and bigger fish led him away from that natural connection between him, his grandfather and the rivers of his home. That is, until the fateful day he let a recordbreaking sand eel slip through his fingers and he knew that he had lost the magic of those days down by the river, and that something had to change. The Old Man and the Sand Eel is at its heart the story of three generations of men trying to figure out what it is to be a man, a father and a fisherman. It plots Wills scaly stepping stones back to his childhood innocence, when anything was possible and the wild was everywhere.Delightful and informative (...) beautifully drawn The Spectator [Will Millard] is a master wordsmith and his first book is a joyful testament to that Isabelle Broom, HeatThe writing is sharp and clever (...) I loved all of it and would as happily read it again as I would sit beside the river waiting for the evening rise of trout to begin Tom Fort, Literary ReviewThis is postmodern nature writing that embraces beauty where it finds it and...
Binding: Paperback;336 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: BGFA; Weight: 360 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 21
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Will Millard
Old Man and the Sand Eel Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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