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Waterlog

By: Roger Deakin
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result is a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully dressed fellow citizens.

Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.

©1999 Roger Deakin (P)2020 Penguin Audio Europe Sports Water Sports Western Europe Swimming Heartfelt

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Great narration, great book, buy it now. You won't regret it. Then go for a swim.

One of the best books on Audible

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A wonderful journey through the swimming waters of Britain. Sitting at my desk this is the escapism that I needed and inspiration for my own wild swimming.

The liberation of water

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What a lovely book. A love affair with water and all things above and below the surface.

Blissful

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Beautiful. And so refreshing to have no links to YouTube, or like and subscribe - or insta. This is a slice of life before our time and attention was sucked out of us by social media and 'sharing'.

A moment in life we shall never live again

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A sumptuous book and so beautifully narrated. I can see how Deakin so inspired people , I will listen again and again to this. Thank you.











Wonderful

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Roger Deakin writes about swimming as if it were a magical act. The day after finishing the book, I found a river near me and swam in the February chill. It was, exactly as Roger predicted, exhilarating. Deakin’s writing has poetic brilliance hidden in it, and many of the pages which seem like personal notes to only himself are beautifully performed.

Like a secret world

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I loved this book from start to finish. He is a most amazing wordsmith and the narrator brought it to life perfectly. I put the speed down to 0.85 and listened to this book most nights as I fell asleep, sometimes only hearing a few seconds, sometimes a chapter..Its taken me 6 months to finish and I enjoyed every second of it.

Magical

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Loved it, struck many chords with my own exploration of open water swimming. River's descriptions are serious at points, you Could swim in them, never mind in the water.

Truly mesmerick watery descriptions

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I loved the storytelling, the watery vividness and excellent voice of narrator. A beautiful set of tales

lovely soothing story and narration

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I adored this book, and will listen again, informative, and as beguiling as any great novel should be, I think my favourite non-fiction book ever.

A wonderful book. Beautiful prose and narration

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