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The parallel path
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- Book Synopsis
- 'Touching, thoughtful and frank - Jenn is a wonderful writer' David Nicholls 'The best kind of walking companion' Guardian 'Wonderful for taking on a walk yourself' Financial Times 'Exceptionally good company. I loved it' Mark Haddon Burnt-out and in need of retreat, 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. Guided 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 became more than just walking: a chance to reconnect and excavate, to reflect and meditate, to re-engage with the act of caring for others and for one self. Arresting in its unbridled honesty, The Parallel Path is a moving journey through the ever-changing scenery of the North - and the internal landscape of a life in turmoil.
- About The Author
- Jenn Ashworth is the author of the novels A Kind of Intimacy, which won a Betty Trask Award, Cold Light, The Friday Gospels, Fell and Ghosted: A Love Story, which was shortlisted for the Portico Prize. In 2011, she was featured on BBC Two's The Culture Show as one of the twelve Best New British Novelists. She has also written a memoir-in-essays, Notes Made While Falling, which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. She lives in Lancashire and is a Professor of Writing at Lancaster University.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399725088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Sceptre, (02 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 240 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 128 x 24 mm
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