Windswept walking the paths of trailblazing women
"Annabel Abbs's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation and memoir that reflects on that most fundamental way of connecting with the outdoors: the simple act of walking. In absorbing and transporting prose, Abbs follows in the footsteps of gro...
| Main Author: | Abbs, Annabel (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Portland, Oregon :
Tin House,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Walking women
- Introduction: where are the women?
- In the beginning
- In search of freedom: Frieda von Richthofen
- In search of self and solitude: Gwen John
- The weight of complexity: Clara Vyvyan and Daphne du Maurier
- In search of being and meaning: Nan Shepherd
- In search of the body: Simone de Beauvoir
- In search of space: Georgia O'Keefe
- Home
- Epilogue: our wild walking selves.