Heavy Time

Heavy Time is a psychogeographical journey from Canterbury to Walsingham via London and Ely, exploring the ordinary and seeking out thin places where past and present collide, inviting readers to resist busyness and think of themselves as explorers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Publisher: Penned in the Margins

In her captivating book, "Heavy Time: A Psychogeography of Pilgrimage," psychogeographer Sonia Overall embarks on an extraordinary journey along the ancient pilgrim roads, traversing a route from Canterbury to Walsingham via London and her hometown of Ely. Through vivid descriptions, Overall vividly evokes a landscape rich in ancient chapels, abandoned farms, and suburban follies, elevating the ordinary and transforming it into a sacred pilgrimage. Despite facing challenges and interruptions, she courageously chooses the path of the lone woman walker, seeking out thin places where past and present collide, and where new ways of living might emerge. This book is not merely a description of a pilgrimage; it becomes a transformative experience for both the writer and the reader. It beckons us to resist the clutches of busyness and to view ourselves as explorers, searching for the divine in the everyday. Overall's words have ignited a longing within me to embark on my own quest for thin places, those pockets in the landscape where the membrane is so tightly stretched that other worlds might shine through. "Heavy Time" is a beautiful and essential talisman that has inspired me to embark on a journey of discovery and awe.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 138 x 215 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781908058836