HARD WAY (THE WOMEN WHO WALKED BEFORE US) (UNBOUND) (HB)

Why is it still radical for women to walk alone in the countryside? Setting off to follow the oldest paths in England, the Ridgeway and the Harrow Way, Susannah Walker encounters artillery fire, concern from passing policemen, her own fear of lone figures in the distance, and a landscape shaped by men, from prehistoric earthworks to modern army bases. Along the way, she explores the stories of Edwardian feminists, rebellious widows, forgotten writers and artists, as well their anonymous sisters who stayed at home throughout history.