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Join local author, Kathy Elkind as she talks about her debut memoir, To Walk It Is To See It: 1 Couple, 98 Days, 1400 Miles on Europe's GR5.
In 2018, Kathy Elkind and her husband decided to take a grown-up “gap year” in Europe and walk the 1,400-mile Grande Randonnée Cinq (GR5) across The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
Registration is required. Contact Ari with any questions at apappas@minlib.net.
About the Book: At fifty-seven, Kathy has chosen comfort over hardship: Unlike the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Coast Trail, the GR5 winds from village to village instead of campsite to campsite. She and Jim get to indulge in warm beds and delicious regional food every night and croissants in the mornings. The GR5 is not all comfort. Walking day after day for ninety-eight days bring sickness, accommodation struggles, language barriers, and storm-shrouded mountains in the Alps. Meanwhile, Kathy finds herself reflecting on difficult topics—primarily, her struggles with dyslexia, overeating, and shame. But she also finds that the walking becomes a moving meditation and the beauty of the landscape heals; she begins to discover her own wise strength; and as the days unfold, she comes to the gratifying realization that a long marriage is like a long trail: there are ups and downs and it takes hard work to keep going, but the beauty along the way is staggering.
About Kathy: Kathy Elkind is a long-distance walker, writer, and eater. Kathy has also walked the Andalucia Coast to Coast trail in southern Spain, two weeks on the Cammino Naturale dei Parchi and two weeks on Via Ellenica in Italy. She has also written the essay, ‘Hope From Simple Fruit’, which is published in Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis edited by Stephanie Raffelock. Kathy grew up in Dedham and now lives with her husband and walking partner, Jim in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. She can be reached at www.kathyelkind.com.
AGE GROUP: | Senior (55+) | Adult (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | General | Books & Authors |
The Main Library is located on Church Street in Dedham Square. In addition to traditional library material, the Main Library also houses town archives, the Dedham Collection.
