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Discovering Britain, surviving her family - a brilliantly charming memoir from Clare Balding In Clare Balding's family, walking just took too long - she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. Then, starting out in her broadcasting career, she was asked to present a series discovering the glories of Britain and Ireland. Clare caught the walking bug. Now she wants her family to share some of that pleasure. She and her brother Andrew are determined to conquer the Wayfarer's Walk, a 71 mile route. What could possibly go wrong? This is a story of paths and people, of (mis)adventures, and of life-changing rambles. This is Clare's story of walking home.

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Brilliant, magical, unmissable Daily Mail Who needs politicians agonising about national and regional identities? Clare Balding has effortlessly encapsulated all we love best about Britain Telegraph Clare Balding would be the ideal surrogate sister or auntie. The joy of this book is Balding's sheer rapture for life, movement and never shutting up about it The Times Balding has won over the literary world with her two volumes of autobiography Evening Standard Even the most reluctant of walkers will be tempted to don wellies after reading Clare's wonderful descriptions... effortless charm Express

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want a horse Caitlin Moran (on 'My Animals') So good you just don't want Clare to grow up Jennifer Saunders (on 'My Animals') Magical, enchanting, riotously eccentric Daily Mail (on 'My Animals') Stonking anecdotes ... sharply charming Guardian (on 'My Animals') Funny and moving ... James Herriot meets David Sedaris The Times (on 'My Animals') Moving, funny, and larger than life Michael Morpurgo (on 'My Animals') Simply fabulous Jilly Cooper (on 'My Animals')

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Clare Balding's first book, My Animals and Other Family, was a runaway number one bestseller and won Autobiography of the Year at the 2012 Specsavers National Book Awards. Clare was lead presenter for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which she won a BAFTA Special Award. She has presented horse racing on television and radio for 20 years, winning RTS Sports Presenter of the Year and Racing Broadcaster of the Year (twice).

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