To celebrate her 50th birthday and face the challenges of mid-life, Jane Christmas joins 14 women to hike the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Despite a psychic's warning of catfights, death, and a sexy, fair-haired man, Christmas...
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
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Author:Christmas, JaneSummary: -
Author:Penner, LyndonSummary:Reverence takes on a new meaning in this original memoir of an avid gardener walking the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago has been a journey for pilgrims for more than 1,000 years, testing—to varying degrees—their spirit,...
- Author:John BunyanSummary:
An allegory in the form of a dream by the author in which he sees Christian, fleeing from the City of Destruction, encounter various allegorical figures on his journey to the next world.
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Author:Fernandez, Robert, Cleary, Steve R.Summary:Undoubtedly, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is considered one of the most influential books of all time. For many, it is second only to the Holy Bible and has been enjoyed by generations for more than 340 years. This...
- Author:Chaucer, GeoffreySummary:
At the Tabard Inn, thirty travelers of widely varying classes and occupations are gathering to make the annual pilgrimage to Becket's shrine at Canterbury. It is agreed that each traveler will tell four tales to help pass the time...
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Author:Kempe, MargerySummary: - Author:Haigh, KenSummary:
Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing one of the traditional routes that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Walking in honour of his...
- Author:Egan, TimothySummary:
Following an ancient pilgrimage route a thousand miles from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and award-winning writer weaves history and culture into an exploration of why Christianity is struggling in the world it created At a time...
