{"product_id":"the-parallel-path-love-grit-and-walking-the-north","title":"The Parallel Path: Love, Grit and Walking the North","description":"\u003cp\u003e''Reading  The Parallel Path  feels like going on a long walk with an old friend: Jenn Ashworth is exceptionally good company. I loved it''\u003cbr\u003e\nMark Haddon, author of  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Touching, thoughtful and frank - Jenn Ashworth is a wonderful writer''\u003cbr\u003e\nDavid Nicholls, author of  You Are Here\u003cbr\u003e\n''Whatever Jenn Ashworth turns her hand to, I''m there to read it''\u003cbr\u003e\nBenjamin Myers, author of  The Offing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''I''ve long loved Ashworth''s uncanny fiction, and this memoir is filled with her characteristic understanding of the connections between the physical world and our interior lives. Wonderful for taking on a walk yourself.''\u003cbr\u003e\nFinancial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Much in the manner of Raynor Winn''s lauded The Salt Path, Ashworth traces her solo journey walking the North of England''s Coast to Coast route, while reflecting on everything from grief to motherhood.''\u003cbr\u003e\nThe i\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''With honesty, humour and determination, Ashworth''s journey takes the reader from coast to coast in search of freedom''\u003cbr\u003e\nJessica Andrews, author of  Milk Teeth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''A miracle of a book . . . A life exquisitely examined over a long walk across the north of England, from one of our finest human nature writers''\u003cbr\u003e\nRichard Beard, author of  Sad Little Men\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBurnt out and longing for an escape, Jenn Ashworth emerged from lockdown with a compulsive need to walk - and to walk away. Armed with little more than the knowledge imparted by a two-day orienteering course and a set of maps, she embarked on the most epic of English walks: Wainwright''s Coast to Coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuided not just by Wainwright''s writing but also by daily letters from her friend Clive - facing an epic journey of his own - Jenn''s pilgrimage soon becomes more than just walking: a chance to reconnect and excavate, to re-engage with the act of caring for others and for oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the walk''s tricky terrain is not the only thing standing in Jenn''s way. As days go by, her balance begins to fail her and the act of putting one foot in front the other becomes a new exercise in caution. When a vicious heatwave forces her to pause her expedition and gives her an opportunity to investigate the new limitations of her body, Jenn is confronted with a life-altering diagnosis - and a new path of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Stunning - and stunningly intelligent . . . I was very moved and with her every step of the way''\u003cbr\u003e\nJulie Myerson, author of  Nonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Full of intelligence and wisdom, searing self-awareness and humour... Jenn Ashworth is an incredibly talented writer''\u003cbr\u003e\nLily  Dunn, author of  Sins of My Father\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e''Beautifully realised and powerful''\u003cbr\u003e\nCatherine Taylor, author of  The Stirrings\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52891424227615,"sku":"A4333","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/0546\/5119\/files\/ebook_3395_c21ea48fb6.jpg?v=1789634462","url":"https:\/\/lumobook.store\/products\/the-parallel-path-love-grit-and-walking-the-north","provider":"LumoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}