{"product_id":"9781472280305","title":"Between the Chalk and the Sea : A pilgrim's path along the south coast","description":"Author(s): Simmons, Gail, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 25\/04\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 352 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Headline Book Publishing, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Headline Publishing Group, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: South \u0026amp; South East England\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 130 x 199 x 26mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 248g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472280305\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved this memoir' - Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path'A whole new way of looking at a familiar landscape' - Neil Ansell, author of The Last Wilderness'Simmons observes the natural world with precision and affection' - Times Literary SupplementAn old map. A lost pilgrimage route. A journey in search of our walking heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an antique map in Oxford's Bodleian Library, a faint red line threading through towns and villages between Southampton and Canterbury suggests a significant, though long-forgotten, road. Renamed the Old Way, medieval pilgrims are thought to have travelled this route to reach the celebrated shrine of Thomas Becket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver four seasons, travel writer Gail Simmons walks the Old Way, winding 240 miles between the chalk hills and shifting seascapes of the south coast, to rediscover what a long journey on foot offers us today. What it means to embrace 'slow travel' in the age of the car Why does being a woman walking alone still feel like a radical act Can we now reclaim pilgrimage as a secular actBlending history, anthropology, etymology and geology, Gail's walk reveals the rich natural and cultural heritage found on our own doorstep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45895616397549,"sku":"9781472280305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781472280305_f14b8489-584e-4219-b873-7071f278d66c.jpg?v=1724776537","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781472280305","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}