Following My Feet

by Jane Whittle

'I want to live where I can hear the sounds of birdsong and running water, smell sap and woodsmoke and see the stars.'A middle-aged housewife and mother of three has this thought while resting on a steep mountain path in the Himalayas. It is 1971 and the author has just walked from Kathmandu to the ice-bound roof of the world at the foot of Everest. Three months of rough travel overland, and these five weeks of simple living with the Buddhist Sherpas of Nepal, will change her life. How does this come to pass? ‘Following My Feet’ tells the story of how solitary, long distance walking shaped events that led to the realisation of her early dreams and creative ambitions. It takes us to unspoilt places to meet unfamiliar people as the author gains confidence to find her own paths, which lead, eventually, to the place she imagined a generation earlier. In 1989, she settled in Wales and began to make a garden for her grandchildren. She had walked her way there. This unusual story is a life-enhancing read and an inspiring invitation to find our own paths and the courage to step out. In these unsettled times it offers you hope.

400 pages, Paperback

Published July 22, 2020