Books about solitude

222 books in our catalogue · showing 1–48

Books about being alone outdoors, by choice or by circumstance: solo walks and voyages, life in remote places, and months spent on one's own in the hills or at sea. The writing tends to be quiet and reflective, and it is as much about attention as about adventure.

If the appeal is the empty places themselves, try Wilderness; if it is walking with a purpose, Pilgrimage.

Writing on solitude

The Half Bird

Susan Smillie

This Will Last Forever

Octavie Wolters

An Aran Keening

Andrew McNellie

Taking the Risk

Hilary Bradt

Wishbone : An American Odyssey in Asia

Carol Wright Folbre, Naomi Shihab Nye

Island Dreams : Mapping an Obsession

Gavin Francis, Cal Flyn

Guides and practical books

On the water

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