On Winter Hill

After a turbulent year for herself and husband Moth, Raynor Winn is on the Coast to Coast Path, in the depths of winter, unexpectedly alone. Despite their forty-five years of walking hand in hand, setbacks with Moth’s health have led him to believe his decline is inevitable, a view that Raynor refuses to accept.

With Raynor feeling trapped and tormented, and Moth needing time to come to terms with his progressing condition, Raynor feels herself called north, like a migratory bird, to embark on a trail they had planned to walk together, in search of the renewed peace and hope that their previous journeys have always yielded. Navigating the brutal weather and her own tangle of emotions, Ray contemplates the mountains – both real and metaphorical – that they have climbed to reach this point, and as she gradually finds her way back to Moth, she reflects on our connection to the land and its power to help us remember, rebuild and reclaim what is lost.