May 2018 Non-Fiction Birlinn

A Human Love Story: Journeys to the Heart Matt Hopwood, introduction by Clare Balding

A Human Love Story: Journeys to the Heart
Matt Hopwood, introduction by Clare Balding


Paperback (B504) | May 2018 | Birlinn | 9781780275000 | 192pp | 195x135mm | GEN | AUD$22.99, NZD$27.99

Matt Hopwood set off with just a small bag and a walking stick, no possessions and an open mind to walk many hundreds of miles the length and breadth of the country. He relied entirely on the generosity of strangers for shelter and asked people to tell him their transforming stories. They did. All of these deeply enthralling, profoundly honest stories weave a web of tenderness, connection, compassion and community.

For some people their love story will span decades and tell a tale of romantic love evolving through the passing years. Others' stories express eeting moments of connection, care, concern. Most love stories are marked by sadness and loss. Some stories are concerned with maternal and paternal love, others with a love of place, a visceral connection with spirit through landscape. Love stories also connect deeply with our identities, in how we belong and how we are welcomed in society. Each story is different. Each beautiful. Each valuable.