'Into the Enchanted Forest with Callum: A Horseman’s Country Diary – Book Two' by Julian Roup
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This book continues the story that began in my first volume about Callum and our travels, Into the Secret Heart of Ashdown Forest. Callum is an 18-hand chestnut Warmblood with four white socks, half Irish Sports Horse and half German Oldenburg. He is a fascinating character, part pussycat and part tiger. We have had our moments, yet this loveable rogue has stolen my heart. Like me, he adores the forest and moves through it with the grace of the great ballet dancer Nureyev.
Together we have criss-crossed miles of purple heathland and ventured into the forest’s deepest secrets. Neither of us is quite in the first flush of youth. Callum has battled a damaged check ligament and changes to one hoof, while I have undergone a total knee replacement. Even so, nothing has diminished the magic that lives within this ancient landscape, home to Winnie the Pooh and his friends, herds of deer, the occasional boar and even, once, a glimpse of a lion.
When Callum and I go down to the woods, we know there will always be surprises. Come along for the ride and you may be surprised too. Discover secret places and hidden dells, poetry and writers, the ghosts of Roman soldiers, an Iron Age hill fort, V1 rocket craters and endless beauty. Above all, discover the magic.
About the author
Julian Roup is the author of three non-fiction books: a children’s book, A Day In the Life of an MP; A Fisherman in the Saddle, a memoir of growing up in South Africa; and Boerejood, which explores the miracle of peaceful change to democratic rule in South Africa in 1994.
Boerejood received critical praise from many, including the Financial Times in the UK, which described it as: “Brilliant, engaged, intelligent, personal….and funny”. The FT ran a 2,000-word feature on the book as its Weekend Magazine cover story in May 2006.
Julian Roup has a background which combines marketing, journalism and public relations.
Born in South Africa in 1950, he lived in Cape Town for the first 30 years of his life. He has a journalism degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, and worked at the Cape Times and the Cape Argus before emigrating to England in 1980, where he started off writing for the Mid Sussex Times.
He founded his own PR consultancy, Bendigo Communications, in 1993. Clients have included: Virgin Atlantic, Bonhams, Bradford & Bingley, and the Development Agency for the Western Cape in South Africa. He has also created PR campaigns for clients including the British Army, Black Horse Agencies, Christie's, the Government of Malta, the London Underground, British Rail InterCity, NSPCC, and the RSPCA.
He worked as Director of Press and Marketing for Bonhams, the international fine art auction company, for 12 years.
Praise for Julian Roup
Evocative of Annie Dillard's chapter about The Tree with the Lights in it, in her book ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek’. Beautifully done, Julian.
Leslie Moïse
It is a rare thing to find a book which speaks intimately of a place both you and the author know and love, but even if you aren;t acquainted with Ashdown Forest the appeal is just as strong. Julian brings this magical place to life on the page with a rare depth of feeling. Essential reading and highly recommended - a modern day equivalent to Nan Shepherd's The Living Mountain for the other end of the country!
Paul McKinnel
Beautifully written. You speak the words that we feel in our hearts. Thank You to horses everyday, everywhere. X
Diane Rainbow
This is an amazing piece of writing - absolutely captivated by it and think the author perfectly explains that exquisite relationship that women are able to have with horses. Mine definitely used to give me that illusion of power and strength and almost winged flight all the time. I’ve been to parts of South Africa too and loved the descriptions of the riding country. Thank you for sharing this.
Helen Elizabeth Stone
While reading this lovely woods hymn, I was thinking how I felt exploring the great East Texas forest and had only one word - free. A horse allows freedom.
Kay Motley
I thought you’d like this because a) he writes beautifully; and b) the South African connection.
Miranda Kavanagh
Buy Into the Enchanted Forest with Callum: A Horseman’s Country Diary – Book Two by Julian Roup:
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Blackwell's: coming soon
Google Play: click here
Waterstones: coming soon
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