As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
by Laurie Lee
Recommended by Alastair Humphreys and Matt Haig
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Travel, Travel, and Nonfiction.
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Travel, Travel, and Nonfiction.
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Alastair Humphreys
“@pippa_leech @LauraTryUK It's a brilliant book. | But this book THIS BOOK this was the one that changed my life. I read it to death. The idea you could step out of your front door and explore the world and have adventures and all you needed was you. That your own self was sufficient. That was everything. A wonder.”
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