Publisher's Synopsis
It's hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up and find out if he still belongs there. Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall - past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places that have shaped Cornwall's cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex, sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism. As he travels, he tells the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of 'Cornish otherness'.
