The Green Road Into The Trees
- Published: 7 June 2012
- ISBN: 9781409051909
- Imprint: Preface Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
I would love to walk with Thomson
John Sutherland, Financial Times
Often funny and always enlightening
Candida Lycett Green, Countryfile
An immensely enjoyable book: curious, articulate, intellectually playful and savagely candid.
The Spectator
Gently told, with rich humour and an enjoyable sense of inquiry.
The Times
He is an illuminating companion…frequently comic, his voice is original and engaging; proof that it is the walker, not the path, that counts.
Independent
He records more than impressions: there are fascinating excursions into neglected areas of British history, and conversations with hippies, travellers and farmers, which makes Mr Thomson’s journey a joy to follow.
Country Life
This sparky account of a walk from Dorset to Norfolk had this reader nodding about the "strikingly neurotic behaviour… that often lies beneath the English skin" in the characters of Wind in the Willows, applauding the recognition that "Empire didn't suit us. It brought out the bossy, inflexible, hierarchical side" and whooping at Thomson's use of tie and clipboard to enter the officially imposed sanctum sanctorum of Stonehenge.
Independent
Thomson provides a solid sense of place and the reader gets to know the route and its distinctive features.
Times Literary Supplement
Thomson undertakes a 400-mile journey coast-to-coast along drover paths, bramble-filled ditches and half-forgotten tracks, discovering remnants of forgotten cultures in this celebration of old England and its heritage.
Daily Mail