COMFORT AND HEALING ON THE TRAIL

Anita Sethi is a Mancunian and woman of colour (the least-worst term available, she says) who grew up in a working-class family in the inner-city. While recovering from the trauma of a race-hate crime, she bravely embarks alone on a series of walks through the limestone landscapes of northern England, from the Yorkshire Dales and Pennines to Hadrian’s Wall. They form the heart of this painfully honest yet optimistic book, which combines travel writing, memoir and a search for healing and belonging.

There are many moving moments, as Sethi seeks comfort and kinship in the natural world. “Can you imagine a