Join writer Catrina Davies and the Walking Book Club in the woods of Dulverton for an inspiring conversation regarding her recent publication, Once Upon a Raven's Nest, which is based on the life of local 'good ol' country boy Ralphie - Hedley Ralph Collard...
'Once Upon a Raven's Nest is a genuinely captivating tale of rural-lore - told through the thrilling narrative of one man's life; a good ol' country boy, a right character whose scraps and scrapes litter the pages. Chainsaws and tractors and torn love affairs fill the book, as Tommy's story is laid bare in a series of episodes and fractured snapshots carefully scattered within a timescale of environmental decline. There is a tough, brutal beauty here in Davies' depiction of the ways of the British countryside but love, and delight and the best of humanity, too' James Canton
A level of walking fitness is required, please dress appropriately and sorry no dogs on this particular outing. Please note booking is essential, and we look forward to walking with you!
Cost: £12 Walk Only/£25 Walk + Copy of Once Upon a Raven's Nest RRP £18.99
About the author: Catrina Davies is a writer, singer-songwriter and DJ based in Cornwall, where she lives and works in a tin shed, an experience she describes in her second book Homesick or Why I Live in a Shed Quercus, 2019, which was longlisted for the Baille Gifford Prize.
Her first book The Ribbons Are For Fearlessness is a memoir about busking from Norway to Portugal with her cello. It’s published in the UK by Summersdale and in the US by Skyhorse and translated into Spanish, German, Norwegian, Korean and Chinese.
The Ribbons EP is a collection of songs she wrote on the road, recorded in a granite pigshed near Land’s End with the help of Richard Blackborow (frontman of cult eighties band BOB), Stephen Childs (Squeeze/Quantic Soul Orchestra), Lucy Shaw (Squeeze/Oy Va Voy) and Jake Painter (LaRoux/Culture Club). .
Essays about living in a shed are published in Dark Mountain 8: Techne and The Stinging Fly issue 37, Volume 2.
Her story has been featured in Vogue, Red, Daily Express, Surfer’s Path, and numerous other publications and her songs have been played on NTS and the BBC.
Accessibility Statement: A level of walking fitness is required, although it is more of an amble than a hike.