The harbour light on this Epiphany is like that of Delft, milkily blue but touched with a rich dull gold. A listless tide slops against the moorings. The red brick lighthouse, stolen from Vermeer, rears above us.

Critically-acclaimed author Donald Blythe returns with River Diary, the fifth volume in his much loved Wormingford Series, where he observes the progress of one whole calendar year in the river valley where he lives.

For all the changes in the contemporary countryside, timeless qualities remain and both are captured here with a poets understanding and imagination.

[He] has depth and breadth, variety and humour, tenderness and straightforwardness, with none of the lushness that often mars rural writing. Times Literary Supplement

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Another compilation of pieces previously published in the Church Times as ‘Word from Wormingford’ – always on the back page, yet the first part of the Church Times I turn to every week. Ronald Blythe’s gentle meditative style, his reminiscences and his descriptions of the countryside around his home - and further afield when he travels, make for very pleasurable reading and re-reading. An essential volume for fans, and as each title in the series ‘stands alone’ an excellent introduction to these pieces for newcomers.

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