The cowboys strippers labourers & magicians of Pilgrims are all on their way to being somewhere or someone else. Some are browbeaten & world-weary others are deluded & naive yet all seek companionship as fiercely as they can. A tough East Coast girl dares a western cowboy to run off with her; a matronly bar owner falls in love with her nephew; an innocent teenager falls hopelessly for the local bullys sister. These are tough heroes & heroines hardened by their experiences who struggle for their epiphanies. Yet hope is never far away & though they may act blindly they always act bravely. Sharply drawn & tenderly observed Pilgrims is filled with Gilberts inimitable humour & warmth.