{"product_id":"blanket-of-stars-thru-hiking-the-camino-de-santiago-travel-adventure-memoir-by-c-w-lockhart","title":"Blanket of Stars: Thru-Hiking the Camino de Santiago (Travel \u0026 Adventure Memoir) by C.W. Lockhart","description":"\u003cp\u003e- Winner of an IAN Book of the Year Award! - Finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unlikely pilgrim battles agoraphobia to reclaim life beyond the sofa. The 800-kilometer journey along the Camino Frances provides a scenic backdrop to ponder midlife crisis and chronic illness, an empty nest and marital discord, military service and posttraumatic stress, rage and grief, heartbreak and fear - And the way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEl Camino de Santiago, known fondly as The Way, is a network of trails with starting points across Europe that leads to the sacred relics of Saint James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften considered a Catholic pilgrimage, this ancient route predates Christianity. The Way continues to evolve, attracting spiritual seekers with and without religion, thru-hikers, fitness junkies, history buffs, and the curious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with humor, grit, and a backpack named Little Agnus, Lockhart tackles emotional and physical obstacles, shares adventures with pilgrims from all over the world, mothers traveling teens, endures blisters and bicycle seats, and embraces the glory of Mother Nature and the intrinsic spirituality of peregrination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut best of all, she finds herself transcending from a human being on a spiritual quest to a spiritual being on a human quest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43703243997258,"sku":"6768n","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6768n.jpg?v=1781490856","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/blanket-of-stars-thru-hiking-the-camino-de-santiago-travel-adventure-memoir-by-c-w-lockhart","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}