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I thought this was a lovely end to the trilogy. I’m so so happy for moth, I feel like we’ve got to know them so well over the course of the three books.
I loved the descriptions of the landscapes throughout this series, and want me to make me do some wild camping and walking!
not sure why she was getting funny about people not wanting them to go into the cafe during covid.. and as if they are cakes people made for that poet, that’s awful!!!!
I loved the descriptions of the landscapes throughout this series, and want me to make me do some wild camping and walking!
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Even more inspiring than her previous two books. While reading this I just wanted to go and walk and never stop. I'll start my first long-distance hike next month!
Enjoyed her first book, The Salt Path, but loved this a lot more. I think her writing has got better and this book is political and philosophical as well as being a travel diary and exploration of her and her husband's relationship and the challenges of his illness. Also, just the book I needed - I've been so busy at weekends and it's been so dark in the evenings that I've not really gotten to enjoy the natural world so much the last few months and my mood has dipped because of it but this was the perfect escapism and has given me hope for the adventures that will come with the better weather and longer days.
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A little way in, I started wondering why I felt like I know this couple. I knew I hadn’t already read this book but still had this nagging feeling. I looked up the author and realized I had read the Salt Path years ago so that’s why this book felt familiar and unfamiliar all at once. Funny that I independently chose to read both books - I guess her stories resonate with me.
Once I had solved that mystery, I was ready to kick back and enjoy this read. There is much to like about this book. From her love of the land to her love of her husband, I was rooting for Ray the whole way. And as a fellow victim of evil boots from hell (mine on a weeklong hike in Patagonia with absolutely no stores to help remedy the situation) I could almost feel her feet along with her as I read. The ending was beautiful and hopeful and possibly even important and helpful to the medical community at large as they advise patients with diagnoses like Moth’s.
I also appreciated hearing Ray’s thoughts on the climate crisis and could feel her ideas deepening as the book went on. By the end, I felt like she was very close to taking a much harder look at factory farming of animals, though she seemed to be coming at it from the ethical viewpoint (which is totally valid and is honestly the best reason of all!). But she surprisingly either took no notice of or at least she made no mention of how gigantic a role factory farming of animals is playing in the acceleration of the climate crisis. It’s very possible that she did this purposely so as not to scare off the vocal subset of omnis who get so very angry with the mere idea of plant based eating. In any case, I’m hoping that in private she has made the leap to eliminating animal products from her own life and is quietly encouraging her loved ones to do the same. The truth is that we are barreling toward a point where plant based eating is going to be necessary, like it or not. It would be a whole lot nicer if we could collectively make this shift before all of our back yards are literally on fire or under water.
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You just can’t help but root for Ray and Moth and feel like you’re walking beside them.
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