A storied landscape

Very much enjoyed your August issue (Lost in a good book).

It brought back many happy memories of walking in northeast Cheshire when I lived in

Stockport, inspired by the great children's writer Alan Garner.

His book The Weirdstone of

Brisingamen, set in the landscape around Macclesfield, incorporates a fantastical blend of mythology, history and adventure. The story visits great walking locations including Shutlingsloe (the Matterhorn of the Peak District), Macclesfield Forest and Alderley Edge. The Moon of Gomrath, a follow up tale set around the Goyt Valley, is an equally good read. On the edge of the Peak District and stretching into the Cheshire plain, this area is often overlooked by visitors but is well known and loved by locals for its great walks, views and pubs.

Keith Starr, Sheffield