ISLAND WALKS
Paul Truswell
Island
Walks
is
a
series
of
books
about
the
author’s
walks
across
Great
Britain.
Generously
illustrated,
mainly
with
his
own
photographs,
Paul
takes
the
reader
with
him
on
the
trail
as
he
shares
his
recollections
of
each
solo
journey
in
words
and
images.
Book
One
starts
on
16
April
2014
on
the
English
north-east
coastal
Holy
Island
of
Lindisfarne
and
ends
300
miles
and
20
days
later
on
the
Scottish
Inner
Hebridean
island
of
Iona.
Book
Two
starts
on
12
April
2016
on
the
English
east
coast
at
Lowestoft
and
ends
560
miles
and
32
route
days
later
at
England’s
only
geographical cape: Cape Cornwall near Land’s End.
Paul’s
writing
style
is
informal
and
relaxed
with
an
occasional
‘rant’
about
subject
matter
close
to
his
heart.
This
‘Island
Walks’
series
of
books
are
not
prescriptive
guides
to
particular
routes,
but
rather
give
the
reader
a
sense
of
what
the
long-distance
walking
experience
is
like,
and,
at
the
same
time,
increase
awareness
of
the
sheer
size
of
our
planet
in
the
context
of
the
author’s
modestly
sized island home.
The underlying theme of these books is ‘Sizing Up Great Britain’ …without a measuring tape!
Rooted
in
his
first
career
as
an
Architectural
Technologist
and
in
recent
years
as
a
self-employed
IT
support
specialist,
Paul
Truswell
has
a
kaleidoscope
character
with
many
interests
beyond
work
including
canals
and
narrowboating,
photography,
wine
making,
real
ale,
music
as
listener
and
player,
aviation,
current
affairs,
weather,
maps;
the
list
goes
on.
However
his
first
leisure-time
love
is
the
great
outdoors,
indulged
since
1999
in
a
series
of
long-distance
walks.
He
never
intended
to
become
a
writer
but
now
in
semi-retirement
he
has
decided
to
recall
his
solo walking adventures, at the same time giving the world a glimpse into his substantial photographic collection.
Paul’s
musical
exploits
never
brought
fame,
but
as
guitarist
with
hard-working
Stockport-based
band
The
Predators
(aka
‘The
Preds’)
his
Christian
faith
was
tested
in
some
of
the
most
challenging
pub
and
club
venues
you
could
imagine.
Loud
music
is
not
something
you
would
readily
associate
with
someone
who
instinctively
prefers peace, quiet and sometimes solitude; things he finds out on the trail, whether in urban or rural wilds.
His
Christian
faith
is
deep
but
unconventional.
Paul
loves
encounters
with
people
on
his
journeys
and
will
readily
converse
about
the
wonders
of
Creation
as
he
sees
it,
but
he
would
far
rather
do
that
over
a
pint
of
classic
English
bitter and a bag of salted nuts in a pub than in a church building. The great outdoors is his place of worship.
Paul
married
Janine
in
1984
and
has
two
children:
Sarah
and
James.
Paul
was
born
in
Lincoln
but
since
the
early
60s lived in the Stockport area before ‘emigrating’ to Macclesfield in 1995 where the family lives today.
Author Biography
BOOK ONE
Publisher: The Choir Press (publish date 30 09 21)
Format: Paperback 216 pages
ISBN10: 178963248X
ISBN13: 978-1789632484
BOOK TWO
Publisher: The Choir Press (publish date 30 11 23)
Format: Paperback 400 pages
ISBN10: 1789634121
ISBN13: 978-1789634129
BOOK ONE - published 30 September 2021
BOOK TWO - published 30 November 2023
Proposed future book in the ‘Island Walks’ series: BOOK THREE - Cape Wrath Calling
Please consider ordering my books from your LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP before shopping online!
General enquiries via email to paul@truswell.org
Scroll down for purchasing information
Click here to see the Book Two reveal video!
ISLAND WALKS
Paul Truswell
Island
Walks
is
a
series
of
books
about
the
author’s
walks
across
Great
Britain.
Generously
illustrated,
mainly
with
his
own
photographs,
Paul
takes
the
reader
with
him
on
the
trail
as
he
shares
his
recollections
of
each
solo
journey
in
words
and
images.
Book
One
starts
on
16
April
2014
on
the
English
north-east
coastal
Holy
Island
of
Lindisfarne
and
ends
300
miles
and
20
days
later
on
the
Scottish
Inner
Hebridean
island
of
Iona.
Book
Two
starts
on
12
April
2016
on
the
English
east
coast
at
Lowestoft
and
ends
560
miles
and
32
route
days
later
at
England’s
only geographical cape: Cape Cornwall near Land’s End.
Paul’s
writing
style
is
informal
and
relaxed
with
an
occasional
‘rant’
about
subject
matter
close
to
his
heart.
This
‘Island
Walks’
series
of
books
are
not
prescriptive
guides
to
particular
routes,
but
rather
give
the
reader
a
sense
of
what
the
long-distance
walking
experience
is
like,
and,
at
the
same
time,
increase
awareness
of
the
sheer
size
of
our
planet
in
the
context
of
the
author’s
modestly
sized
island home.
The
underlying
theme
of
these
books
is
‘Sizing
Up
Great
Britain’ …without a measuring tape!
Rooted
in
his
first
career
as
an
Architectural
Technologist
and
in
recent
years
as
a
self-employed
IT
support
specialist,
Paul
Truswell
has
a
kaleidoscope
character
with
many
interests
beyond
work
including
canals
and
narrowboating,
photography,
wine
making,
real
ale,
music
as
listener
and
player,
aviation,
current
affairs,
weather,
maps;
the
list
goes
on.
However
his
first
leisure-time
love
is
the
great
outdoors,
indulged
since
1999
in
a
series
of
long-distance
walks.
He
never
intended
to
become
a
writer
but
now
in
semi-retirement
he
has
decided
to
recall
his
solo
walking
adventures,
at
the
same
time
giving
the
world
a glimpse into his substantial photographic collection.
Paul’s
musical
exploits
never
brought
fame,
but
as
guitarist
with
hard-working
Stockport-based
band
The
Predators
(aka
‘The
Preds’)
his
Christian
faith
was
tested
in
some
of
the
most
challenging
pub
and
club
venues
you
could
imagine.
Loud
music
is
not
something
you
would
readily
associate
with
someone
who
instinctively
prefers
peace,
quiet
and
sometimes
solitude;
things
he
finds
out
on
the
trail, whether in urban or rural wilds.
His
Christian
faith
is
deep
but
unconventional.
Paul
loves
encounters
with
people
on
his
journeys
and
will
readily
converse
about
the
wonders
of
Creation
as
he
sees
it,
but
he
would
far
rather
do
that
over
a
pint
of
classic
English
bitter
and
a
bag
of
salted
nuts
in
a
pub
than
in
a
church
building. The great outdoors is his place of worship.
Paul
married
Janine
in
1984
and
has
two
children:
Sarah
and
James.
Paul
was
born
in
Lincoln
but
since
the
early
60s
lived
in
the
Stockport
area
before
‘emigrating’
to
Macclesfield in 1995 where the family lives today.
Author Biography
BOOK ONE
Publisher: The Choir Press (publish date 30 09 21)
Format: Paperback 216 pages
ISBN10: 178963248X
ISBN13: 978-1789632484
BOOK TWO
Publisher: The Choir Press (publish date 30 11 23)
Format: Paperback 400 pages
ISBN10: 1789634121
ISBN13: 978-1789634129
BOOK ONE - published
30 September 2021
BOOK TWO - published
30 November 2023
Proposed future book in the ‘Island Walks’ series:
BOOK THREE - Cape Wrath Calling
Please consider ordering my books from your
LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP
before shopping online!
General enquiries via email to paul@truswell.org
Scroll down for purchasing information
Click here to see the Book Two reveal video!