Having just completed walking the Camino de Santiago, from Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela, I was thrilled when my book group found this book and gave it to me upon my return, because I was not yet ready to re-enter my home life fully I hoped the book would be a good antidote for my return.
Instead, I found it without joy, with a focus on how much how far, how fast she went, so she could get done
The main focus seemed to be on her fears, her sore feet and legs (which from experience I can say is real) and sexual encounters, which were also fearful experiences, rather than the richness of what the Camino and it's history and process of walking it, can be. It was like an average… Read more
