The first anthology of women's writing about walking, edited by Wanderers author Kerri Andrews.
The follow-up to the bestselling
Wanderers
, Kerri
Andrews’
Way Makers
is the first anthology of women’s
writing about walking. Moving from the eighteenth
century to the present day, and across poetry, letters,
diaries, novels and more, this anthology traces a long
tradition of women’s walking literature. Walking is, for the
women included in this anthology, a source of creativity
and comfort; it is a means of expressing grief, longing
and desire. It is also a complicated activity: it represents
freedom but is also sometimes tinged with danger and
fear. What cannot be denied any longer is that walking
was, and continues to be, an activity full of physical
and emotional significance for women: this anthology
is testament to the rich literary heritage created by
generations of women walker-writers over the centuries.