The English River by Virginia Astley T S Eliot ’ Fourth Person Singular continues

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The English River by Virginia Astley T S Eliot ’ Fourth Person Singular continuesVirginia Astley has been a much admired songwriter and musician since the 1980s, known for her engaging lyrics as well as for her melodious style. Now her other two passions take centre stage in this book: poetry and the River Thames. She grew up by the rivers upper reaches, knew the old lock keepers and was familiar with all aspects of the Thames and its hinterland: both the natural world and the people whose lives are intimately connected with the