Is it terribly silly that I bought this in our local library sale purely to release? I already have my copy. It's so good that I want to spread it.

Journal Entry 2 by Apechild at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I know it's wrong to judge a book by its cover and all that, but just for a moment look at the beautiful artwork on this cover. I do love Angela Harding's work. Besides which this has been a fantastic read. I always think it would be wonderful to go on a long walk, just keep on walking - the slow pace is how you explore and see all the details - or have months of really travelling a relatively small area (globally speaking). So in some respects this is living the dream. But I wouldn't want it in their circumstances.

This is the memoir of Raynor Winn, in her fifties at the time who walked the south-west coastal path in England (taking in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset) with her husband, Moth. 600 plus miles of coastal walking - and we're talking a lot of up and down, steep cliffs and dramatic scenary. The couple had a farm in Wales, but lost it due to what turned out to be an untrustworthy friendship, and in the same week as that all fell apart, Moth was diagnosed with an incurable, degenerative disease. So, they were not in a good place. And after a bit of sofa surfing, they decided to do this walk, live a little, see the country... yeah, we could throw in that old cliche of "find themselves"... but what does that mean? They already knew themselves. They found new strengths within, understood what's important in life, really explored the coastline and completed a challenge. But this isn't a life-guide so much as a wonderful account of long distance walking and wild camping. And a reminder that once past the age of 30, you still can do things. It's also quite an eye opener into the shamefull situation of homelessness we have in the country, how bad it is (which is a massive difference to what government figures would have you believe) and how essentially, with the wrong set of circumstances or bad luck, any one of us could find ourselves in this position. We really need more compassion in this country. But whatever angle you're coming to this book from, it's really worth the read.

Had a walk around Slingsby Way then popped by the Bulmer book exchange phone box on the way home. Left two books and took two books.