The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin by Patrick Barkham Groundswell Speaker 2024 The youngest child of many

The youngest child of many siblings - more than she cares to remember - from earliest childhood she has attended to their every desire

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING

But whose fault is it really

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The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin by Patrick Barkham Groundswell Speaker 2024 The youngest child of manyThe definitive biography of beloved author, Roger Deakin. Roger Deakin, author of the immortal Waterlog and Wildwood, was a man of unusually many parts. A born writer who nonetheless took decades to write his first book, Roger was also variously and sometimes simultaneously maverick ad man, seller of stripped pine furniture on the Portobello Road, cider maker, teacher, environmentalist, music promoter, and filmmaker. But above all he was the restorer