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Wayfaring Stranger

Emma John

Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known?

Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world.

Emma had fallen out of love with her violin when a chance trip to the American South introduced her to bluegrass music. Classically trained highly strung and wedded to London life Emma was about as country as a gin martini. So why did it feel like a homecoming?

Answering that question takes Emma deep into the Appalachian mountains where she uncovers a hidden culture that confounds every expectation - and learns some emotional truths of her own.

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  • Classification : Travel & Travel Writing
  • Pub Date : JUN 25, 2020
  • Imprint : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  • Page Extent : 336
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781474606851
  • Price : INR 650
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Emma John

Emma John is an award-winning author and journalist who writes regularly for the Guardian and Observer. Emma was the first woman to win a Sports Journalism Award in the UK though she is known for her writing on music theatre film books and travel.

Creator and host of the Guardian's cricket podcast The Spin Emma is a regular voice on national radio appearing on documentaries and comedy shows on BBC R4 as well as providing sports analysis for BBC Radio5Live and talkSPORT. Her previous books include Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey Through The American South and Following On: A Memoir Of Teenage Obsession And Terrible Cricket.

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