In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of women who. By her trek’s end, she realized “my journey in their footsteps was also an attempt to walk and write myself free.” This lush narrative serves as the perfect excuse to get moving. Annabel Abbss Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a. As she reveled in the beauty of nature and considered each woman’s story, Abbs took a deep dive into her own psyche, coming to terms with her unusual upbringing in the Welsh countryside and her identity, which she contemplates in lyrical prose (“a self is not a thing, but a becoming”). To read Windswept, Walking the Paths of Trail Blazing Women, is to join Annabel Abbs on an intellectual, physical, and emotional journey through Great Britain, Europe, and a piece of the American West. We chat barefoot walking, breathing techniques and embodied walking. Tune in for tips on walking meditation and how to stay present during a walk. Once she was cleared to walk, she set out to retrace the footsteps of notable women who “walked for inspiration, consolation, and liberation,” but whose travels curiously weren’t recognized like the ones of their “famous male counterparts.” She followed Georgia O’Keefe’s steps through New Mexico and Texas Welsh painter Gwen John’s amblings along the River Garonne in France Simone de Beauvoir’s hikes in rural France and “lifelong walker” Daphne du Maurier’s rambles along the River Rhône. Author Annabel Abbs walks the same paths as 19th and early 20th-century trail blazing literary women. Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women by Annabel Abbs Published: T00:0 Hardcover : 392 pages 0 members reading this now 0 club reading this now 0 members have read this book Click on the ORANGE Amazon Button for Book Description & Pricing. Writer Annabel Abbs joins us for this episode of Nature Bantz.

After a severe head injury temporarily left Abbs unable to walk, she vowed never to take that ability for granted again. Windswept is now available in France and in French with a different title: Beware of Women who Walk I love this quirky cover Thank you editionsarthaud. British novelist Abbs ( The Joyce Girl) finds power in the mundane act of walking in this beautiful and meditative memoir.

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