WAYFARER: LOVE LOSS AND LIFE ON BRITAINS ANCIENT PATHS (PB)

What is a pilgrimage? Why are so many people undertaking them now? How do you become a pilgrim? And how do you know what you are seeking? These are the questions Phoebe Smith grapples with as she undertakes a series of journeys - some familiar and some little-known - the length and breadth of Britain. But while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion and along the way she contemplates love and loss in her life, the role of contemplation and silence in pilgrimage, and the sudden camaraderie brought by shared endeavour. Skilfully weaving together her own story with those of countless travellers past and present, she reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she'd never thought existed.