A Waterside Year, by Fennel Hudson

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In A Waterside Year, Fennel takes time out to live beside a lake in rural England. Here he appreciates the healing qualities of water, studies the wildlife around him, lives at the pace of someone outside of normal daily life, and discovers the freedom that’s found in isolation.

Getting so close to Nature, living and eating simply, doing some fishing, and generally spending time in idle fashion, enables him to discover a stronger sense of self.

Ultimately he learns that freedom is not a place but something that exists within us.

Chapters

Introduction
A Lake with a Purpose
Plumbing the Depths
This Lake in Winter
A Lakeside Camp
The Wildlife of a Pond
Night of the Silver Rain
Back to the Future
Canehenge
Afloat in a Punt
The Last Carp of Summer
The MacFennel Challenge
A Gift of Life
Freedom Within
Home from Home
The Cottage Pool
The Lake Within

Most popular quote from A Waterside Year

"Water is intrinsically linked to the mystery and excitement of discovering new worlds. Of dreams. And hopes. And thoughts of what ‘could be’. Dreams free us from normality. ...As the daydreams grew longer, the distinction between what was real and what was imaginary grew less. Soon I existed in a blissful world of my own creation. Reality, as I learned, is only a matter of perception...A life that is real to one is surreal to another."

Reader testimonials

“A year in the wild. How we would all love to follow in Fennel’s stead and indulge our dreams, to come out the other side a stronger and wiser person.”

“A wonderful and utterly unputdownable read. Well done!”

“A truly blissful read full of inspiration and humour. That story of Fennel sitting in his tent, with the noises outside, had me laughing out loud.”

“A journal with a message – that we should take time out to think about what’s important, and see the beauty of the world.”

Publication details

Published by Fennel’s Priory Limited
Hardback ISBN 978-1-909947-06-1
- 8.5x5.5in (216x140mm)
- B&W interior with monochrome photos
- 158 pages
Paperback ISBN 978-1-909947-07-8
Kindle ISBN 978-1-909947-04-7

Orders are posted once a week, on a Saturday morning. This enables Fennel to enjoy a scenic walk to the post office. Whilst the service doesn't compete with faster delivery times provided by bigger companies, it does mean you get a fully personalised service and Fennel gets a loaf of bread and a sneaky sausage roll from the bakers on his way home.