Take Me to the River - A selection of joyful, immersive and life-affirming writing about wild swimming

Immerse yourself in an ocean of great literature. Come on, dive in.

About the author

Vicky Allan is an award-winning journalist and author. A staff writer for the Herald on Sunday, her work has also appeared in The Times, Daily Express, Vogue, GQ, The Guardian and Scotland on Sunday. She has won awards for her travel-writing, features writing and for her articles campaigning against violence against women. Her novel Stray is currently being adapted as a feature film.Jackie Kemp is a freelance writer, based in the Scottish Highlands where she lives with her husband Rob, a business consultant and keen photographer. Among other things, she writes political commentary on her Substack - 'Letter from Scotland' which is often illustrated with Rob's photos. Jackie lived in the US, in Boston's North End, for around three years until mid-2019. Before that, she and Rob brought up their three children in Leith, Edinburgh. During those years, she worked part-time as a freelance journalist, writing for the Scotsman, the Herald, the National, and the Guardian amongst other titles. She had a weekly column in the Herald for several years. In 2011, Jackie produced a selection of her father Arnold Kemp's journalism called 'Confusion to Our Enemies'.

Summary

Immerse yourself in an ocean of great literature. Come on, dive in.

Foreword

Immerse yourself in an ocean of great literature. Come on, dive in.

Product details

• Authors: Vicky Allan, Allan Vicky, Jackie Kemp, Kemp Jackie
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781785306235
• ISBN: 978-1-78530-623-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life; Sustainability, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Exercise, MEDICAL / Mental Health, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General, Mind, Body, Spirit, Reportage & collected journalism, Exercise & workout books, swimming, Exercise and workouts, Practical advice: Life hacks / handy tips, Reportage, journalism or collected columns