{"title":"Books by Christian Lewis","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781035033812","title":"Hildasay to Home","description":"\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Chris Lewis meets the love of his life and starts the real adventure of a lifetime as he builds a family and finishes his epic walk along the whole coastline of the UK.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583220019378,"sku":"9781035033812","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57685926183285,"sku":"9781035033782","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035033812.jpg?v=1792599169"},{"product_id":"9781035006823","title":"Finding Hildasay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller – As featured on Ben Fogle's \u003ci\u003eNew Lives in the Wild.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds his life, step by step. With a foreword from longtime supporter Ben Fogle,\u003ci\u003e Finding HIldasay\u003c\/i\u003e is his inspiring true story of reconnecting with nature and finding hope along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEx-paratrooper Christian Lewis had hit rock bottom, suffering with depression so severe he would shut himself in his bedroom for weeks. Then while surfing – his sole respite – he cast his eyes along the coastline and realized it was the only place he really wanted to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, Chris made an impulsive decision. He set himself a challenge: to walk the entire coastline of the UK. He gave himself a few days to rustle up a tent and walking boots, then left for good with just a tenner in his pocket and two days’ worth of food. Little did he know at the time just how long it would take to cross the finish line – and the encounters lying ahead would turn his life around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost six years later, Chris has navigated the West Coast, Northern Ireland, the hard-rock cliffs of Scotland and the perimeters of the Scottish Islands. He spent three months on an uninhabited island called Hildasay, with beloved dog Jet. It was there, the most barren his route had become, that he found within himself the pride and respect he needed – and his journey became all the more remarkable. 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These characters side-step by challenging the plots and roles available to them, offering narrative alternatives about how things \"might have been.\" Examining the works of Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Wilkie Collins, Harriet Martineau, and Charlotte Yonge, Lewis reconceptualizes the Victorian novel as a space where disabled characters can thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy theorizing disabled characters and what they can do in a more reparative and capacious manner, \u003ci\u003eNarrative Side-Stepping\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to think about the novel beyond the confines of normalcy, side-stepping into a more accessible and accommodating world for those with disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504823673205,"sku":"9781501788178","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781501788178.jpg?v=1786953740"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-christian-lewis.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}