The text comprises 136 miniature chapters, interwoven with frustratingly brief descriptions of hikes the author has taken in various sites in the world. Many others-such as Wilson's assertion that “many famous artists, writers and creatives walk to cure bipolar and constipation, or, more often than not, both (because they often travel together)”-are not readily verifiable and may take further digging by readers. While there are no sources included in the book, the author notes links to some on her website. No one could accuse her of inadequate research: Almost every page is peppered with quotations, statistics, and factoids, often set in the margins. She has made a good faith effort to integrate the changes wrought on the world by the coronavirus into a book ready for publication before the pandemic hit. The former editor of Cosmopolitan Australia and author of I Quit Sugar and its many sequels confronts the “itch” she feels as a result of a world beset by climate change, Covid-19, and the consequences of neoliberalism. An earnest pastiche of political theorizing, travel memoir, and environmental exhortation that attempts to encourage readers to act constructively in an increasingly disconnected world.
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