{"product_id":"between-the-chalk-and-the-sea-a-pilgrims-path-along-the-south-coast","title":"Between the Chalk and the Sea : A pilgrim's path along the south coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Simmons, Gail \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 25\/04\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472280305,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \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":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43101181575212,"sku":"9781472280305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781472280305_2078f4bc-b5b0-4636-a453-ec8d332e3730.jpg?v=1713003301","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/between-the-chalk-and-the-sea-a-pilgrims-path-along-the-south-coast","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}