{"product_id":"the-hard-way","title":"The Hard Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscovering the women who walked before us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An urgent call’ Guy Shrubsole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhy is it radical for women to walk alone in the countryside, when men have been doing so for centuries? \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and illuminating book about addressing this imbalance, reclaiming fearlessness and diving into the history of the landscape from a woman’s point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSetting off to follow the oldest paths in England, the Ridgeway and the Harrow Way, Susannah Walker encounters artillery fire, concern from passing policemen and her own innate fear of lone figures in the distance: a landscape shaped by men, from prehistoric earthworks to today’s army bases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBut along the way, she finds Edwardian feminists, rebellious widows, forgotten writers and artists, as well as all their anonymous sisters who stayed at home throughout history. These become her companions over 135 miles of walking, revealing how much, or how little, has changed for women now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘A powerful manifesto for women who long to walk alone and safely in the countryside’ \u003cstrong\u003eSharon Blackie, author of \u003ci\u003eIf Women Rose Rooted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘A fascinating personal journey’ \u003cstrong\u003eSophie Pierce, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Green Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003eThought provoking, rich and interesting’ \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Ziminski, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stonemason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a0\"]' data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a0\"\u003ePaperback: 256pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a4\"]' data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a4\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (April 2026)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-product-description-input\" data-wf-id='[\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a8\"]' data-w-id=\"0341c49b-8768-ae98-1570-96e1bf3eb3a8\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781806770083\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58627802759552,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/71o9GKm1KkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785754355","url":"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/products\/the-hard-way","provider":"Eye Books Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}