The Marches : A Borderland Journey between England and Scotland - Hardcover

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This book did not match my expectations. I expected the entire book to be a travelogue, but it also told of the author's relationship to his father and of his father's final years. I enjoyed the travelogue portions which told about the places visited and included interesting historical facts, fam...

from PDCRead

We tend to think of the UK as one complete country, but there are separate countries here that have their own distinct identity and outlook. This loosely defined border between us and the Scottish has existed since Roman times. Their farthest outpost, it suffered from marauding Picts and Celts wh...

from andreas.wpv

Fascinating in its slowness, tranquility. Made it halfway through over 2 years on and mostly off. Too much of the same without gaining anything from this personal history.

from DramMan

A book that perhaps did not turn out quite as the author expected, this is part travelogue of a long walk along and around Hadrian's Wall, also between Rory Stewart's Cumbria constituency and his family home near Crieff, musings about the Roman Empire and Scottish identity but, perhaps best of al...

from Oberon

The Marches by Rory Stewart The Marches is Rory Stewart's fourth book but it has much in common with his first book The Places In Between. The Marches defies easy classification as it is part travelogue, part history, and part narrative of a unique father/son relationship. The Places in Between c...