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The Electricity of Every Living Thing: A Woman's Walk in the Wild to Find Her Way Home
by May, Katherine
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9781612199603
Overview
Overview
The New York Times bestselling author of Wintering writes a life-affirming exploration of wild landscapes, what it means to be different and, above all, how we can all learn to make peace with our own unquiet minds . . . In August 2015, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted time alone, in nature, to understand why she had stopped coping with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating; and why the world felt full of expectations she couldn't meet. She was also reeling from a chance encounter with a voice on the radio that sparked her realisation that she had Asperger's Syndrome. And so she began the trek along the ruggedly beautiful but difficult path by the sea, hoping the answers would unfold ... The Electricity of Every Living Thing tells the story of the year in which Katherine comes to terms with that diagnosis. Leading her to re-evaluate her life so far -- with a much kinder, more forgiving eye. Her new understanding finally allows her to be different rather than simply awkward, arrogant or unfeeling. The physical and psychological journeys Katherine untertakes become inextricably entwined, and as she finds her way across the untameable coast, she also finds her way back to her own true self.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: May, Katherine
- ISBN: 9781612199603
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.00
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Publication Year: 2021