Windswept

The story of extraordinary women who lost their way — their sense of self, their identity, their freedom — and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Australian-born Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir, Daphne Du Maurier and Nan Shepherd.For centuries, the wilds have been male territory, while women sat safely confined at home. But not all women did as they were