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Adrift

A Secret Life of London's Waterways

Helen Babbs
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Year
2016
Language
English

About

Journeying along London's waterways on a canal boat called Pike, Helen Babbs puts down roots for two weeks at a time before moving on. From Walthamstow Marsh in the east to Uxbridge in the west, she explores the landscape in all its guises: marshland, wasteland, city centre and suburb.
From deep winter to late autumn, Babbs explores the people, politics, history and wildlife of the canals and rivers, to reveal an intimate and unusual portrait of London—and of life.

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"Babbs is an excellent nature writer, evoking the lives and emotions tied to the water. Charming"
Waterstones Events Manager, The Bookseller
"A compelling exploration of river living"
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