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Title: |
On Foot to Canterbury |
| Sub-title: |
A Son’s Pilgrimage |
Search Result:
| By (author): |
Ken Haigh |
| ISBN10-13: |
1772125458 : 9781772125450 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
228x152x15mm |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Weight: |
.375 Kg. |
| Published: |
University of Alberta Press - September 2021 |
| List Price: |
20.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 21 |
| Subjects: |
Memoirs : Walking, hiking, trekking : Travel & holiday : United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his father, a staunch Anglican who passed away before they could begin their trip together, Haigh wonders: Is there a place in the modern secular world for pilgrimage? On his journey, he sorts through his own spiritual aimlessness while crossing paths with writers like Anthony Trollope, John Keats, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, and, of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part literary history, On Foot to Canterbury is engaging and delightful. â My father didnâ t need this walk, not the way I do. For him it would have been a fun way to spend some time with his son. He had, I begin to realize, a talent for living in the momentâ ¦ Perhaps a pilgrimage would help me find happiness. Perhaps I could walk my way into a better frame of mind, and somehow along the road to Canterbury I would find a new purpose for my life. It was worth a shot.â Audio edition from PRH available from Audible, Kobo, Google, and Apple Books. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Prelude xi 1 | Winchester 1 2 | Winchester to New Alresford 23 3 | New Alresford to Alton 41 4 | Alton to Farnham 57 5 | Farnham to Newlands Corner 67 6 | Newlands Corner to Dorking 89 7 | Dorking to Reigate 107 8 | Reigate to Godstone 119 9 | Godstone to Otford 131 10 | Otford to Addington 145 11 | Addington to Rochester 163 12 | Rochester to Thurnham 183 13 | Thurnham to Lenham 199 14 | Lenham to Wye 213 15 | Wye to Canterbury 227 16 | Canterbury 245 Acknowledgements 253 Notes 255 Suggested Reading 263 |
| Awards / Prizes: |
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Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2021
Canada
Short-listed
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Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta
Canada
Short-listed
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Book Design | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta
2022
Canada
Short-listed
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| Reviews: |
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"On Foot to Canterbury is a beautifully written and eloquent story that skillfully weaves historical anecdotes into a journey through rural England, leaving the reader with practical, sage advice on how to deal with loss and depression, but most of all, on how to live. Haigh's eye to detail is a delight to read, as are his frequent musings on landscape and history. This subtle, moving story stays with you long after the book is finished." -- Jury members, 2021 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
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"We discover [Haigh's] life long battle with depression, growing middle age angst, his tenuous relationship with his father and his drifting away from the Anglican Church of his youth.... A worthwhile read...[and] a brave book..." -- Robert Burcher, The Blue Mountains Review, October 5, 2021
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"It bristles with historical asides and stories of encounters along the way, and is full of warmth and wit." -- Sebastian Milbank, The Tablet, November 10, 2021
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"Those who have walked the Pilgrims' Way from Winchester will find this book an enjoyable account." -- Leigh Hatts, Walking The Pilgrims' Way, November 6, 2021
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