Christopher Somerville
Praise for Walking the Bones of Britain
[Somerville's] infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history.
Observer
For someone who hated geology lessons at school, barely able to stay awake during discussions of laminated rhyolites and tuffaceous breccias, Christopher Somerville has made up for this with aplomb and vivid read ...
Tom Chesshyre, author of Lost in the Lakes
Rambling alongside the tirelessly energetic Christopher Somerville from the comfort of my armchair is a joy.
Katharine Norbury, author of The Fish Ladder and Women on Nature
In Walking the Bones Someville is the perfect travelling companion. Knowledgeable and observant, he p ...
[Somerville's] infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history.
Observer
For someone who hated geology lessons at school, barely able to stay awake during discussions of laminated rhyolites and tuffaceous breccias, Christopher Somerville has made up for this with aplomb and vivid read ...
Tom Chesshyre, author of Lost in the Lakes
Rambling alongside the tirelessly energetic Christopher Somerville from the comfort of my armchair is a joy.
Katharine Norbury, author of The Fish Ladder and Women on Nature
In Walking the Bones Someville is the perfect travelling companion. Knowledgeable and observant, he p ...
[Somerville's] infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history.
Observer
For someone who hated geology lessons at school, barely able to stay awake during discussions of laminated rhyolites and tuffaceous breccias, Christopher Somerville has made up for this with aplomb and vivid read ...
Tom Chesshyre, author of Lost in the Lakes
Rambling alongside the tirelessly energetic Christopher Somerville from the comfort of my armchair is a joy.
Katharine Norbury, author of The Fish Ladder and Women on Nature
In Walking the Bones Someville is the perfect travelling companion. Knowledgeable and observant, he p ...
Books by Christopher Somerville
Articles featuring Christopher Somerville
Christopher Somerville: How walking helped me connect with my father
Many children of the first post-war generation found their parents troubled, emotionally unavailable or difficult to connect with. In The January Man, nature writer Christopher Somerville shares how ‘going for a walk’ opened up this relationship.