Monday, August 27, 2018

Two steps forward

Two steps forward / Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist, 366 pgs.

Artist Zoe is reeling from the death of her husband and decides to reconnect with her friend from college.  Martin is reeling from a difficult divorce and impending unemployment.  They both end up hiking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a path through France and Spain that attracts pilgrims.  This walk will change your life.  Told in alternating perspectives, Zoe and Martin cross paths with each other and a larger set of interesting characters.  They stop and start a bit of a romance but the interesting parts are about the walk and the relationships with others along the way.  Not as good as Simsion's The Rosie Project and maybe a little too long, I was intrigued that the author's have done the hike themselves. 

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