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52 Ways to Walk
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 255

52 Ways to Walk

'Fascinating ... Connected both to old wisdom and new scientific frontiers of discovery' Lauren Laverne ________________________ 'We can all learn something from 52 Ways to Walk. I know I can.' Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2 ________________________ Walking strengthens our bodies, calms our minds and lifts our spirits. But it does so much more than this. Our vision, hearing, respiration, sleep, cognition, memory, blood pressure, sense of smell and balance are all enhanced by how we walk. For instance: · Walking in cold weather burns extra fat and builds more muscle. · Walking alone strengthens our memories. · Walking in woodland helps us sleep. · And there's nothing more restorative than a ro...

Windswept
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Windswept

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-03-03
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  • Publisher: Two Roads

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Windswept
  • Language: en

Windswept

In this wondrous and provocative work, acclaimed writer Annabel Abbs follows the footsteps of extraordinary women who walked in wild landscapes throughout history.

The Age-Well Project
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 301

The Age-Well Project

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-05-02
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

'The essential mid-life mum makeover. From fitness to sleep and even your social life, a brilliant new book by two 50-something mothers reveals how to protect your health and happiness' Daily Mail 'Educational and informative' Woman's Way An essential handbook for making the second half of your life happy, healthy and disease-free. Diseases of older age take root decades before symptoms appear. For a longer, happier life, we need to plan ahead - but what exactly should we do? For five years, Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders immersed themselves in the latest science of longevity, radically overhauling their lives and documenting their findings on their popular blog. After reading hundreds of studies and talking to numerous experts, Annabel and Susan have compiled almost 100 short cuts to health in mid and later life, including: how, when and what to eat; the supplements worth taking; when, where and how to exercise; the most useful medical tests; how to avoid health-threatening chemicals; the best methods for keeping the brain sharp; and how to sleep better.

Windswept
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 213

Windswept

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-06-10
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild. 'Moving and memorable' Virginia Nicholson, author of How Was It for You? 'A triumph ... I felt as though I were being lifted, carried up to peaks' Charlotte Peacock, author of Into the Mountain: A Life of Nan Shepherd 'A beautiful and meditative memoir' Publishers Weekly For centuries, the wilds have been male territory, while women sat safely confined at home. But not all women did as they were told, despite the dangers; history reveals women for whom rural walking became inspiration, consolation and liberation. In this powerful and deepl...

The Joyce Girl
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 425

The Joyce Girl

“Abbs has found a gripping and little-known story at the heart of one of the 20th century’s most astonishing creative moments, researched it deeply, and brought the extraordinary Joyce family and their circle in 1920s Paris to richly-imagined life.”—Emma Darwin, bestselling author of A Secret Alchemy and The Mathematics of Love For readers who adored novels like The Paris Wife, Z, and Loving Frank, comes Annabel Abbs highly praised debut novel, where she spins the story of James Joyce’s fascinating, and tragic, daughter, Lucia. “When she reaches her full capacity for rhythmic dancing, James Joyce may yet be known as his daughter’s father . . .” The review in the Paris Times i...

Miss Eliza's English Kitchen
  • Language: en

Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Efore Mrs. Beeton and well before Julia Child, there was Eliza Acton, who changed the course of cookery writing forever.

Windswept
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Windswept

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-06-10
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  • Publisher: Two Roads

*Wanderlust Magazine's BEST travel books of 2021*'Should be read by all women and those who love the outdoors.' - Booklist Magazine'A beautiful and meditative memoir. This lush narrative serves as the perfect excuse to get moving.' - Publishers Weekly'A triumph ... I felt as though I were being lifted, carried up to peaks.' - Charlotte Peacock, author of. Into the Mountain: A Life of Nan Shepherd'I couldn't put it down. Quite extraordinary... written in such a free flowing, readable style. I'm in awe.' - Maggie Humm, author of Talland House'a fascinating, deeply thoughtful read' - The Star TribuneThe story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their...

The Language of Food
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 297

The Language of Food

'A sensual feast of a novel, written with elegance, beauty, charm and skill in a voice that is both lyrical and unique' Santa Montefiore Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world’s most successful cookery writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly inspiring. Told in alternate voices by the award-winning author of The Joyce Girl, and with recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs is the most thought-provoking and page-turning historical novel you’ll read this year, exploring the enduring struggle for female freedom, the power of female friendship, t...

Sleepless
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 287

Sleepless

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-01-18
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

'Sleepless has changed how I feel about sleep . . . I was captivated' The Times, Book of the Week 'This book will inspire you to get up, light a candle, and experience your own Night Self' Financial Times 'An antidote to sleep zealotry' New Scientist THE NIGHT SELF IS: CREATIVE. CURIOUS. VULNERABLE. ENCHANTED. COURAGEOUS. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs experienced a series of bereavements. As she grieved, she kept busy by day, but at night sleep eluded her. And yet her sleeplessness led to a profound and unexpected discovery: her Night Self. As the night transformed into a place of creativity and liberation, Annabel found she wasn't alone. From the radical fifteenth-century philosopher ...