Abbs, Annabel
Windswept: why women walk
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529324730
- author:
- Abbs, Annabel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Two Roads
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 13 x 2.8 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Travel, Special Interest, Hikes & Walks,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Windswept Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women
This powerful and deeply inspiring book tells the story of extraordinary women who found inspiration, consolation, and liberation in the wild. For centuries, women were confined to home, but some refused to conform, seeking out rural landscapes as a source of solace and freedom.
Annabel Abbs uncovers the stories of women who took courageous steps into unpeopled and often forbidding landscapes, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Nan Shepherd, Gwen John, Simone de Beauvoir, and Daphne du Maurier. Their walks are a testament to the transformative power of nature and the human spirit.
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