​Forget the Salt Path - this writer's introspective journey provides genuine food for thought' ― The Guardian

​Join us for an evening of stories with Jenn Ashworth, author of The Parallel Path.

​In conversation with BBC's Kay Crewdson, Jenn will reflect on her Coast to Coast walk across England and what she learnt from it. Join us to discover the powerful story behind The Bookseller's Non-Fiction Pick of the Month.

​📚 Every book + ticket entry comes with a hardback copy of The Parallel Path, which Jenn will sign and dedicate for you on the evening.

​About The Parallel Path

​'Whatever Jenn Ashworth turns her hand to, I'm there to read it'
Benjamin Myers, author of The Offing

Burnt out and longing for an escape, Jenn Ashworth emerged from lockdown with a compulsive need to walk - and to walk away. Armed with little more than the knowledge imparted by a two-day orienteering course and a set of maps, she embarked on the most epic of English walks: Wainwright's Coast to Coast.

Guided not just by Wainwright's writing but also by daily letters from her friend Clive - facing an epic journey of his own - Jenn's pilgrimage soon becomes more than just walking: a chance to reconnect and excavate, to re-engage with the act of caring for others and for oneself.

But the walk's tricky terrain is not the only thing standing in Jenn's way.

​As days go by, her balance begins to fail her and the act of putting one foot in front the other becomes a new exercise in caution. When a vicious heatwave forces her to pause her expedition and gives her an opportunity to investigate the new limitations of her body, Jenn is confronted with a life-altering diagnosis - and a new path of self-discovery.

​About Jenn Ashworth

​Jenn Ashworth was born in Preston and studied at Cambridge and Manchester. Her novels include A Kind of Intimacy, The Friday Gospels and Fell.

​She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. In 2019, she published Notes Made While Falling, a memoir told in a series of essays. Her latest novel is Ghosted: A Love Story. She is a Professor of Writing at Lancaster University.