Upon a White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland

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Beautiful and strange, ancient monuments have long captured our attention and curiosity. We stand in awe before them, asking who created the Uffington White Horse - and why What was it like to live in the shadow of Hadrian's Wall What stories would the towering megaliths of Stonehenge and Avebury tell if they could speak

Uncovering the enduring mystery of ancient sites, award-winning writer Peter Ross once again invites readers to sit beside him as he celebrates their influence on art, culture and society, explores the way their meaning has evolved over time and simply delights in their magic.

Combing historical research and archaeological insights with stories from people to whom these sites are particularly important, Upon A White Horse journeys into the deep past of Britain and Ireland's ancient landscapes.

PRAISE FOR STEEPLE CHASING:

'A delicious treat' - Financial Times

'A charming odyssey' - The Times

'Lovely, lyrical, whimsical, elegiac' - TLS

'Engaging' - New Statesman

'A wonderful book' - Daily Telegraph

Author Bio

Peter Ross is an Orwell journalism fellow. His writing has appeared in national newspapers and magazines in the UK and US. His won the non-fiction prize at Scotland's National Book Awards with A Tomb With A View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards, and his most recent book, Steeple Chasing, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was selected as Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month. He is also author of the collections Daunderlust and The Passion Of Harry Bingo. He lives in Glasgow.