Pathfinding by Kerri Andrews

Pathfinding by Kerri Andrews

The hidden histories and present-day pathways of walking and motherhood and freedom.

‘What a bold, brave book this isAndrews’ journeys, written with eloquence, honesty and style, have the feeling not of escape so much as encounter – with the landscapes she moves through, and with the lives of walking mothers past and present. Through these encounters, Andrews seems to find new space for herself. I had the feeling, as I read, that she might be clearing a path for us all.’ Helen Jukes, author of Mother Animal

 

‘Powerful and unflinchingly honest, Andrews probes the complexities of motherhood, ultimately finding hope and salvation in companionship, landscape and all those meticulously researched women in whose footsteps she walks.’ Annabel Abbs, author of Windswept: Why Women Walk

 

'A compelling exploration of the creative ways in which mother-walkers have navigated matrescence. As Kerri Andrews leads the reader over hills and along the shore, she reveals how – through walking – she recovered and redefined a self subsumed by motherhood. This book left me itching to lace up my boots and follow the call of the path.' Laura Pashby, author of Chasing Fog  

‘A hugely important book, written with an honesty and a precision that is as welcome as it is rare. I was with her every step of the way.’ Matt Gaw, author of In All Weathers

Kerri Andrews is a writer, walker and academic with a PhD in women’s literature. She is the author of Pathfinding: On Walking and Motherhood; Wanderers: A History of Women Walking and the editor of Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing About Walking, as well as the first ever collection of Nan Shepherd’s letters. She lives in Scotland with her two young children, but it was in the Yorkshire Dales that she discovered the delights of walking, before falling in love first with the Lake District and then the Scottish mountains. She is a member of Mountaineering Scotland and has so far climbed over 120 of Scotland’s Munros.

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ISBN 13	9781783968428
ISBN 10	1783968427
Title	Pathfinding
Author	Kerri Andrews
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Elliott & Thompson Limited
Year published	2025-03-13
Number of pages	224
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