Edgeland - A Slow Walk West

From the bestselling author of Diary of an MP''s Wife comes a beautiful discovery of Britain''s great coastal path

''A real achievement - unexpectedly moving with every beat and turn of its taut, precise prose'' Rory Stewart

''Beautifully written... a contemplative, Paul Theroux-like exploration of our most stunning coastline'' Daily Telegraph

''Swire ingeniously evokes the landscapes, famous people who lived here and, especially, the flora and fauna'' Guardian

In Edgeland, the political diarist Sasha Swire escapes the confines of Westminster to walk the northern stretch of the South West Coast Path. Starting at Minehead in Somerset, she follows the well-trodden path to Land''s End in Cornwall, walking it in sections over a decade-long period, returning each year like a migratory bird.

The result is an immersive, beguiling and literary exploration of one of the most enigmatic,