Walking an Ancient Path to a Future (Paperback)

Lya Vollering

ISBN 10: 1036962113 / ISBN 13: 9781036962111

Published by Bloodworks Books, 2026

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Paperback. "We talk about visiting nature and loving natureas if it is separate from us. However, we are nature. What we do to her, we do to ourselves."On the morning of Tuesday 11th April 2023, Lya Vollering begins walking the 1,800km pilgrimage trail known as the Via Francigena, from Canterbury to Rome.Following this ancient path through the world at a pre-industrial pace, Lya is woven into the tapestry of life that surrounds and sustains us - a landscape that reflects back our own joy and gratitude, folly and disconnection.Insightful, compassionate, funny, and always realistic, Walking an Ancient Path. is a challenge, an exhortation, and a question: which future are we walking towards? Following an ancient pilgrimage path at a pre-industrial pace, Lya Vollering is woven into the tapestry of life that surrounds and sustains us: a landscape that reflects back our own joy and gratitude, folly and disconnection. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walking an Ancient Path to a Future (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloodworks Books
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1036962113
• ISBN 13: 9781036962111
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"We talk about visiting nature and loving natureas if it is separate from us. However, we are nature. What we do to her, we do to ourselves."

On the morning of Tuesday 11th April 2023, Lya Vollering begins walking the 1,800km pilgrimage trail known as the Via Francigena, from Canterbury to Rome.

Following this ancient path through the world at a pre-industrial pace, Lya is woven into the tapestry of life that surrounds and sustains us - a landscape that reflects back our own joy and gratitude, folly and disconnection.

Insightful, compassionate, funny, and always realistic, Walking an Ancient Path... is a challenge, an exhortation, and a question: which future are we walking towards?