Called Again
A Story of Love and Triumph
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
By hiking 2,181 miles in 46 days, Jennifer Pharr Davis became not only the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail but also the first female ever to set that mark.
Yet, this is not a book about records or numbers; this is a book about endurance, faith, and, most of all, love. In her own words, Jennifer shares her story of how she embarked on a journey with her husband, Brew. With a deep love for hiking and each other, they overcame countless challenges – from rugged mountains and raging rivers to sleet storms and 100 degree heat. Together, they founded new friendships and tested old ones. They shared laughter and tears, and through it all, they discovered a deeper connection to each other and to the great outdoors.
By completing this extraordinary amateur feat, Jennifer Pharr Davis rose above the culture of multi-million dollar sports contracts that is marked by shortcuts and steroids. This is the story of a real person doing something remarkable. She is an authentic hero.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Davis, an Ashville, N.C., native and intrepid hiker, returns to the Appalachian Trail (Becoming Odyssa) to chronicle in this modest work, her record-breaking hike in 2011 from Maine to North Carolina in just over 46 days 2,181 miles at an average of 47 miles a day. After a devastating heartbreak in 2007 at age 24, Davis plunged back into her hiking as a way of healing and finding new purpose, making short work of Vermont's 272-mile Long Trail by herself in August 2007. With her husband Brew, the newlyweds resolved to take on the Appalachian Trail together, he accompanying her as support as she aimed to attack first the women's record in August 2008, then the men's record set by Andrew Thompson in 2005. In June 2011, Davis set out again, but this time the trail and pace proved grueling, and she developed ailments including shin splints and gastrointestinal upsets. She infuses her straightforward account with spiritual elements, deeming her hiking adventures a kind of Christian "calling" by using her "gift and talents to their fullest potential." In the end, this account will inspire others to take to the trails.
