Every Stranger a God: Hiking the English Moors by Jill Franks (English) Paperbac

Description: Every Stranger a God by Jill Franks Set in northern Englands Lake District, Dales, and Yorkshire moors, Every Stranger a God recounts a literature professors hike along the 192-mile Coast to Coast trail. Literary classics provide motifs for each days journey. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Set in northern Englands Lake District, Dales, and Yorkshire moors, Every Stranger a God is a travel book with a literary twist. A middle-aged English teacher hikes the 192-mile-long Coast to Coast trail, peopling it with characters from books. Literary classics provide leitmotifs for each day of the adventure. When the trip begins, the narrator is as misanthropic as Gulliver. Once she lands in England, interacts with locals, and absorbs the scenery, she is feeling more sanguine, but shes still haunted by her resemblance to both Frankenstein and his monster. The cast of characters whom she meets or imagines includes Gollum, Harry Potter, Emily Dickinson, Holden Caulfield, Jane Eyre, D.H. Lawrence, William Shakespeare, Homer, and many others.The simple routines of hiking begin to slow down the walkers mental chatter, bringing a balm to her spirit. She continues to ponder lifes mysteries, but her characteristic black humor gradually morphs into its frothier cousins--light irony and delightful paradox. She develops a strong camaraderie with walkers along the way, reveling in their individual quirks and regional characteristics. Reflecting on how womens needs change as they age, the narrator experiences contentment in her solo--but sociable--mode of travel. Author Biography Jill Franks is a professor of English and Film Studies whose scholarly books treat subjects such as film comedians, the British womens movement, and modernists work on islands. This is her first non-scholarly work, yet her vocation is never far off the page: she enjoys literature too much to leave it out. After completing the Camino de Santiago in 2012 she vowed to hike across a different country every spring. She managed five more treks-across southern France, the Netherlands, England, Ireland, and Scotland-before her bad knee and the urge to write got in the way. She does, however, plan to rise like the phoenix and find one day another trail, another country. Long Description Set in northern Englands Lake District, Dales, and Yorkshire moors, Every Stranger a God is a travel book with a literary twist. A middle-aged English teacher hikes the 192-mile-long Coast to Coast trail, peopling it with characters from books. Literary classics provide leitmotifs for each day of the adventure. When the trip begins, the narrator is as misanthropic as Gulliver. Once she lands in England, interacts with locals, and absorbs the scenery, she is feeling more sanguine, but shes still haunted by her resemblance to both Frankenstein and his monster. The cast of characters whom she meets or imagines includes Gollum, Harry Potter, Emily Dickinson, Holden Caulfield, Jane Eyre, D.H. Lawrence, William Shakespeare, Homer, and many others. The simple routines of hiking begin to slow down the walkers mental chatter, bringing a balm to her spirit. She continues to ponder lifes mysteries, but her characteristic black humor gradually morphs into its frothier cousins--light irony and delightful paradox. She develops a strong camaraderie with walkers along the way, reveling in their individual quirks and regional characteristics. Reflecting on how womens needs change as they age, the narrator experiences contentment in her solo--but sociable--mode of travel. Details ISBN1887043616 ISBN-10 1887043616 ISBN-13 9781887043618 Format Paperback Pages 226 Publisher White River Press Language English Imprint White River Press Subtitle Hiking the English Moors DEWEY B Illustrations 32 Illustrations Author Jill Franks Birth 1957 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-11-25 Short Title Every Stranger a God UK Release Date 2019-11-25 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128482172;

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