Structure

This non-fiction memoir opens with a map of the South West Coast Path and a short prologue and is then structured into six parts, each beginning with a quotation that has relevance to that proceeding section. Each part has a name that indicates the focus or provides a hint of what is to come: Part One is titled “Into the Light,” and describes how Ray and Moth walked out of their home and into the light and hope of the path; Part Two is titled “The South West Coast Path,” and describes the first stage of their journey along the path; Part Three is titled “The Long Fetch,” which is an allusion to an analogy made comparing riding a long wave to their journey along the path; Part Four is titled “Lightly Salted Blackberries,” which refers to the blackberries that they share with someone on the path...