Windswept : walking in the footsteps of remarkable women
Abbs, Annabel2021
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The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir and Nan Shepherd. Recovering from a life-threatening accident, Annabel Abbs rediscovered a lost love of long, wild hikes. Consequently fascinated by the art, literature and philosophy of walking in nature, she realised it had never before been told from a woman's point of view. She retraces the lives and walks of remarkable women who found solace, redemption and personal and artistic freedom in walking.
Main title:
Windswept : walking in the footsteps of remarkable women / Annabel Abbs.
Author:
Abbs, Annabel, author
Imprint:
London : Two Roads, 2021.
Collation:
307 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781529324716 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.5109252796.510920 ABB796.510925796.51
LC class:
GV199.5
Local class:
B ABB796.51092796.51
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2879934