MP and travel writer Rory Stewart traverses the borderlands between England and Scotland, musing on history, memory and landscape. Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017. An enchanting example of the bond between father and son His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia. Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along 'the Marches' - the frontier that divides their two countries, Scotland and England. This book is about their experiences and a chronicle of contemporary Britain.