{"product_id":"9781472280305","title":"Between the Chalk and the Sea : A pilgrim's path along the south coast","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Simmons, Gail \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSouth \u0026amp; South East England\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 April 2024 by Headline Publishing Group (Headline Book Publishing) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 199 x 26 | 248g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 act?Blending history, anthropology, etymology and geology, Gail's walk reveals the rich natural and cultural heritage found on our own doorstep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45906599706864,"sku":"9781472280305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781472280305.jpg?v=1714845569","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781472280305","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}