From the bestselling author of Diary of an MP's Wife comes a beautiful discovery of Britain's great coastal path

In Edgeland, the political diarist Sasha Swire escapes the confines of Westminster to walk the northern stretch of the South West Coast Path. Starting at Minehead in Somerset, she follows the well-trodden path to Land's End in Cornwall, walking it in sections over a decade-long period, returning each year like a migratory bird.


The result is an immersive, beguiling and literary exploration of one of the most enigmatic, beautiful and popular coastlines on earth. It is also a contemplative and very personal response to a story about our English shore from pre-Celtic times to the present day; of the upheaval of rocks; of astonishing botany; of pilgrimage and customs; of the exploitation of resources and of dangers to come.

'Beautifully written... a contemplative, Paul Theroux-like exploration of our most stunning coastline' Daily Telegraph


'Swire is an amiable companion, who ingeniously evokes the landscapes, famous people who lived here and, especially, the flora and fauna' Guardian


'Edgeland is itself like the best days out on the cliffs - deeply rewarding and enjoyable' Philip Marsden