Overview
'Dip into this beautiful book, and understand the healing nature of wild swimming before you have even taken that first plunge' MIRANDA HART 'This book is a joy!' JO WHILEY, BBC Radio 2 'Wow! What a book. This is an emotional description of what we wild swimmers know and love. So familiar are the stories that I feel I know them all personally; if I haven't uttered the words myself, I have probably thought them often. Lived it, loved it. Fabulous.' BETH FRENCH, marathon swimmer and inspirational speaker Wild swimming changes lives. The thrill of plunging - or dipping a toe - into open water brings joy, confidence, adventure and friendship. It can wash away stress and sadness, pain and grief. Here water is a great healer, a place to feel gloriously, elementally alive and in touch with yourself, with others and with nature. Full of life-affirming personal stories and breath-taking images of scenery and swimmers, Taking the Plunge celebrates the remarkable wild swimming community. Now you too can immerse yourself in its energy, courage and irresistible joie de vivre! With practical advice on how wild swimming works and how to get started - from what you'll need (cossie and a smile!) to where best to go (rivers, oceans, lochs, lakes . . .) - there s never been a better time to take the plunge.
Full Product Details
Author: Anna Deacon ,
Vicky Allan
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Imprint: Black and White Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 19.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.040kg
ISBN: 9781785302688
ISBN 10: 178530268
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 November 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Dip into this beautiful book, and understand the healing nature of wild swimming before you have even taken that first plunge. * Miranda Hart *
Dip into this beautiful book, and understand the healing nature of wild swimming before you have even taken that first plunge. --Miranda Hart This book is a joy! --BBC Radio 2 Wow! What a book. This is an emotional description of what we wild swimmers know and love. So familiar are the stories that I feel I know them all personally; if I haven't uttered the words myself, I have probably thought them often. Lived it, loved it. Fabulous. --Beth French, marathon swimmer and inspirational speaker
Author Information
Anna Deacon (Author) Anna Deacon has worked as a photographer for over a decade, following a career in the music industry. Her photographic and written work has been published in magazines and newspapers including the Guardian, the Scotsman and Glamour. Her travel book Wild Guide Balearic Islands came out in 2022. She hosts the popular Instagram account @wildswimmingstories. Vicky Allan (Author) Vicky Allan is an award-winning journalist and author. A staff writer for the Herald on Sunday, her work has also appeared in The Times, Daily Express, Vogue, GQ, Guardian and Scotland on Sunday. She has won awards for her travel-writing, features writing and for her articles campaigning against violence against women. Her novel Stray is currently being adapted as a feature film.
