{"product_id":"an-adventure-under-the-stars-ludovic-rocca-9782958798925","title":"An Adventure Under the Stars: Ten days solo on the Stevenson trail","description":"On August 20, 2002, I leave Le Puy-en-Velay with a backpack and a hammock, to walk 250 km to Saint-Jean-du-Gard, following in the footsteps of the travel writer R. L. Stevenson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn adventure narrative under the starry sky, paced by bivouacs, at the edge of a modernity whose aspects, seen from the paths of reality, reveal all their futility.\u003cbr\u003eA return to the essential, to authentic sensations: contemplation, freedom, but also fatigue, pain, thirst, doubt.\u003cbr\u003eAn inner journey, on the trails of our soul, discovering simple and accessible little joys, where the spirit arrives and flows on the path like a river in its bed, light as a wanderer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \u003cb\u003etravelogue\u003c\/b\u003e takes us along the 250 km of the \u003cb\u003eGR70 in France\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eStevenson Trail\u003c\/b\u003e, which crosses the Massif Central from Velay to the C騅ennes. A map of the trail has been added at the beginning of the book, with points of interest and \u003cb\u003ebivouac\u003c\/b\u003e locations mentioned in the narrative. Throughout his journey, \u003cb\u003eLudovic Rocca\u003c\/b\u003e, the author-traveler, makes us experience an \u003cb\u003eadventure in total freedom\u003c\/b\u003e, walking through grandiose landscapes and establishing his bivouac in sometimes improbable places. Along the way, he encounters the inhabitants of rural France who reflect back to him the condition of his own urban life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe themes explored include \u003cb\u003efreedom, bushcraft, adventure, escape\u003c\/b\u003e, the idea of setting off solo without constraints, and \u003cb\u003eleaving an urban way of life\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe author provides his contemplative and \u003cb\u003epoetic vision of nature \u003c\/b\u003eand engages in some \u003cb\u003ephilosophical reflections\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe practice of bivouacking and bushcraft is developed throughout the narrative, with the use of the \u003cb\u003ehammock\u003c\/b\u003e in particular, suspended or simply laid on the ground. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel is not a hiking guide but rather a \u003cb\u003eliterary account\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003cb\u003esolo walking\u003c\/b\u003e and escape in nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ludovic Rocca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2958798925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782958798925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ludovic Rocca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Ludovic Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265229349119,"sku":"9782958798925","price":9.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40725c16-ccac-4ae2-82fa-ea03257fc5df.jpg?v=1713420506","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-adventure-under-the-stars-ludovic-rocca-9782958798925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}