SOLITARY WALKS along the East Anglia Coast describes the landscape and communities along the East Anglia coast (UK) through which I wandered alone between September, 2019 and March, 2020. The book gathers together a series of vibrant, personal impressions that capture the complex character of seaside towns which are caught between the forces of decline and renewal. The result is an unsettling narrative that paints a portrait of once popular seaside areas that are now simultaneously not only sources of natural beauty and enchantment but also sad reminders of loss, destruction, and neglect. Woven into the book's fabric is a commentary on the state of solitude. "This splendid book . . . is a reminder not so much of a world that seems to be slipping away, but of a world that is so worth holding onto." --David N. Ben-Merre, Professor, Department of English at SUNY Buffalo State University