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Phoebe Smith is an award-winning adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author, photographer, and speaker. She hosts the Wander Woman Podcast and is Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com. She is the author of 10 books, including the bestselling Extreme Sleeps and has worked with a range of clients from the BBC to ITV, Radio 4, the Guardian, Ordnance Survey, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Rolls Royce, Lowe Alpine and Berghaus.
<p>‘Raw, honest, powerful. I couldn't put it down.’ <strong>Cerys Matthews</strong></p>
<p>'Moving, uplifting and utterly relatable.' <strong>Kate Humble</strong></p>
<p>'A candid, personal memoir.' <strong><em>Financial Times</em></strong></p>
<p>'A poignant reminder that the internal journey is as sacred as the external journey. Beautifully written.' <strong>Levison Wood</strong></p>
<p>‘Brave, bold and fearless.’ <strong>Steve Backshall</strong></p>
<p>‘Unflinching and tender. It will make you want to live boldly, open your heart, find your next adventure and sprint headlong towards it.’ <strong>Helen Mort</strong></p>
<p>'Full of tender, honest reflections and sharp observations.' <strong>Wyl Menmuir</strong></p>
<p>'Lyrical and revelatory. … A moving tribute to the power of pilgrimage, illuminating Smith’s journey to find her authentic voice.' <strong>Sharon Blackie</strong></p>
<p>'Pilgrimage is about getting to know yourself and <em>Wayfarer</em> finds Phoebe learning to sing out her soul.' <strong>Guy Hayward,</strong> Director, British Pilgrimage Trust</p>
<p>'This intimate and moving memoir made me want to lace up my boots, leave my desk, and just go. Bold, brave and inspiring.' <strong>Annabel Abbs</strong></p>
<p><em>'</em>An inspiring journey of honouring our memories while living a life in defiance of the past.' <strong>Jade Angeles Fitton</strong></p>
<p>‘Memoir, travel diary, and historical and ecological companion, this book will grab and hold its readers’ attention as they follow the complicated path of a spiritual seeker.’ <strong><em>Church Times</em></strong></p>
<p>'As she walks, Smith reveals her love of nature and the countryside in poignant, finely observed prose.’ <strong><em>Country and Town House</em></strong></p>
<p>'Timely and revelatory.' <strong><em>Geographical </em></strong></p>
<p>'This multi-faceted book is a gem … Inspirational, honest and powerful.' <strong>Nation.cmyru</strong></p>
<p>'One of the Best Travel Books of 2024, <em>Wayfarer </em>shows that the UK wilderness has restorative powers far beyond an invigorating view.' <strong><em>Wanderlust</em></strong></p>
<p>'I devoured it over a couple of days and kept creeping back because I just had to know what happened next.' <strong><em>Penny Post</em></strong></p>
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<strong>Praise for Phoebe Smith…</strong>
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<p>‘A splendid writer and an inspiring traveller’ <strong>Bill Bryson</strong></p>
<p>‘Inspiring, passionate and practical’ <strong>Robert Macfarlane</strong></p>
'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor Winn
On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way.
Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to… everything.
In her search for answers she found herself – quite by accident – walking some of Britain’s oldest pilgrim paths. And by following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.
But while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion. From losing her mother as a teenager to surviving toxic relationships, Phoebe offers an unflinchingly honest look at her battle with an eating disorder, depression, and the pitfalls of newfound singledom.
Skilfully weaving together Phoebe’s own story with those of countless travellers past and present, Wayfarer reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she’d never thought existed.
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There is a growing interest in pilgrimages: Spain’s Camino de Santiago is reporting record numbers; the USA’s first ‘Pilgrim Path’ has just been created; and in 2017 Norway decided to try to bring back the ancient St Olaf’s Way after it had been lost for decades.
In the UK pilgrimages are experiencing a real resurrection too, with the newly created British Pilgrimage Trust re‐establishing (among others) The Old Way in 2018, a 240-mile route from Southampton to Canterbury, a lost pilgrimage trail from the 14th century
Phoebe is also Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com. Her stories have been narrated by Stephen Fry, Cillian Murphy, Joanna Lumley, Jerome Flynn, Bindi Irwin and Danai Gurira to name a few
She regularly writes for a range of newspapers, magazines and websites, both in the UK and overseas including: The Telegraph, The Times (of London), The Guardian, Suitcase, Sidetracked, Rough Guides and Countryfile magazine.
She the first person to camp at all the extreme points of mainland Britain, solo, on consecutive nights, has slept the 3 Peaks and walked across Britain, sleeping rough while dressed as Wander Woman.
She is host of the multi-award-winning Wander Woman Podcast an audio travel magazine
Since 2016 she has been an Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion for her work encouraging everyone into the great outdoors. She is an ambassador for the annual Big Canopy Campout (which supports the World Land Trust) as well as Wild Night Out. In 2019 she was made an official Scouts Adventurer. She has been a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society (FRGS) since 2017.
She is also proudly president of the Long Distance Walkers’ Association.
Phoebe has 13k Twitter followers @PhoebeRSmith
She has > 19k Instagram followers here:
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http://www.phoebe-smith.com/
Phoebe grew up on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, in North Wales
Competition: Outrun;Salt Path;Wild Silence;Wintering;Living Mountain;Wild;Old Ways;Step By Step;Between the Chalk and the Sea;On This Holy Island;Braiding Sweetgrass. Robert Macfarlane;Nan Shepherd;Katherine May;Amy Liptrot;Cheryl Strayed;Raynor Winn;Oliver Smith; Christian Lewis; Christopher Somerville
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Phoebe Smith is an award-winning adventurer, presenter, broadcaster, author, photographer, and speaker. She hosts the Wander Woman Podcast and is Sleep Storyteller-in-Residence at Calm.com. She is the author of 10 books, including the bestselling Extreme Sleeps and has worked with a range of clients from the BBC to ITV, Radio 4, the Guardian, Ordnance Survey, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Rolls Royce, Lowe Alpine and Berghaus.