A story of passion & dedication deserved of a place in great travel writing" -Writer Face.com the online social network for writers & literary agents. Susie Tarver has an inquisitive & adventurous mind & a great sense of humour which is how she came to find herself living in an old cottage in an isolated part of France in the first place. One day she noticed an overgrown & obviously ancient pathway alongside her garden. After some research Susie discovered that this track is part of the centuries old Pilgrims' path to Santiago de Compostela in Spain & has been walked by countless seekers & travellers since the Middle Ages. Eventually curiosity getting the better of her she decided to make the journey herself. On her own on foot & all the way to Santiago. Join Susie on her own pilgrimage as she explores the wonders & pitfalls of Mediaeval French & Spanish towns enjoys good food & generous hospitality--but endures more often the privations of life as a pilgrim--sobs into her sodden walking boots fends off the amorous advances of a nonagenarian farmer meets philosophers jokers & mind-numbing bores walks in rain & in sunshine & finds through it all the spirituality & peace inherent in this ancient path arriving six weeks later weary but exhilarated in Santiago to find that her life will never be the same again. Evocatively illustrated throughout by David Dry RIBA.""