Review
A journey-book in the tradition of Basho's Narrow Road To A Far Province, mixing poetry, prose and meditation. Jamie Whittle is never blind to modernity's grip on the river, but never deaf to the river's old magic either. - Robert Macfarlane, author of Mountains of the Mind and The Wild Places --Robert Macfarlane
Product Description
In White River Jamie Whittle embarks on a foot journey from the estuary to the source of the River Findhorn in Moray, returning by canoe. In doing this he has many encounters with local people and the history of the region, as well as reflecting on humanity's present relationship with nature. It is a return to home territory for him after travelling the world. White River is a new combination of factual and poetic writing, as beautiful as its subject. It will have many imitators and is destined to become a classic of outdoor writing.
About the Author
Jamie Whittle is an environmental lawyer and ski instructor who lives near Forres in the North of Scotland. He was a Morehead Scholar to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA where he earned a BA in Modern Languages with Honours. Returning to Scotland to study Law at the University of Edinburgh, he also completed an MSc with Distinction in Human Ecology at The Centre for Human Ecology. An avid ski-mountaineer, canoeist and kayaker, he has travelled extensively throughout the world and enjoys exploring the wilder corners of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. White River is his first book.
