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My Midsummer Morning

Rediscovering a Life of Adventure

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My Midsummer Morning

Von: Alastair Humphreys
Gesprochen von: Alastair Humphreys
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 A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019

Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play.

In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the country, earning money for food by playing his violin in bars and plazas.

Nearly a century later, the book Laurie Lee wrote – As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning – inspired Alastair Humphreys. It made him fall in love with Spain – the landscapes and the spirit – and with Laurie's style of travel. He travelled slow, lived simply, slept on hilltops, relished spontaneity, and loved conversations with the different people he met along the hot and dusty road.

For 15 years, Alastair dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee’s footsteps, but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. This year, he decided to go anyway. The journey was his most terrifying yet, risking failure and humiliation every day, and finding himself truly vulnerable to the rhythms of the road and of his own life. But along the way, he found humility, redemption and triumph. It was a very good adventure.

©2019 Alastair Humphreys (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Abenteurer, Entdecker & Survival Komponisten & Musiker Musik Unterhaltung & Stars

Kritikerstimmen

"Humphreys is clearly slightly bonkers and this is a wonderful thing." (Geographical Magazine)

"Compelling reading...It’s honest and human." (The Great Outdoors)

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Auch dieses Hörbuch von Alastair Humphreys fand ich schön. Aber ein ganz bisschen gewollt wirkte die Geschichte doch für mich - im Vergleich zu seiner langen Radtour um die Welt. Aber trotzdem höre ich ihm immer supergerne zu.

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I must confess I have read little of Al Humphreys asides from this and his book on cycling around the world (but that will change). This book is much more than an adventure book, the story of which is really quite endearing, but especially in the last few chapters really explores Al’s drive for exploration and the growing responsibilities as a husband and father. From that perspective, the book is enlightening and puts into context how great adventurers can find balance and tame their need for the thrill of the unknown. I cannot claim to be an adventurer of Al’s calibre, but I can certainly appreciate the threat of loss of the freedom of one’s youth, but this book really fills me with hope for when responsibility comes knocking. A good book for many reasons.

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