A Firm Grip on the Fells

Seven days' holiday in the Lake District. Seven monumental meltdowns. Seven
catchy tunes.
Meet Erik: a meticulous, easily vexed nerd who just wants a quiet walk with a map, a
compass, and zero human interaction.
Meet Mary Louise: his aggressively optimistic, delightfully naive partner who views
the world through rose-tinted hiking goggles and thinks every disaster is just a
musical number waiting to happen.
When this spectacularly mismatched duo sets off for a relaxing getaway in the
picturesque Lake District, they expect stunning vistas and peaceful trails. Instead,
they stumble into a variety of adventures packed with eccentric locals, treacherous
terrain, and a series of escalating mishaps that push Erik's blood pressure to
absolute breaking point.
From catastrophic map-reading failures to hostile fellow-walkers, if something can go
wrong, Erik will obsess over it, and Mary Louise will celebrate it. But just when they
find themselves in the deepest of difficulties, Mary Louise pulls out her secret
weapon: a beautifully bizarre song that somehow manages to save the day (and
Erik's sanity).
A hilarious, heartwarming romp through England's most beautiful landscape, proving
that while a good map is useful, a terrible song is completely indispensable.