{"product_id":"9780008566555","title":"Wayfarer : Love, Loss and Life on Britain's Pilgrim Paths","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Smith, Phoebe \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 30\/01\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages, 10 b\/w,  illus,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008566555,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor Winn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to… everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In her search for answers she found herself – quite by accident – walking some of Britain’s oldest pilgrim paths. And by following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion. From losing her mother as a teenager to surviving toxic relationships, Phoebe offers an unflinchingly honest look at her battle with an eating disorder, depression, and the pitfalls of newfound singledom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Skilfully weaving together Phoebe’s own story with those of countless travellers past and present, Wayfarer reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she’d never thought existed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55205221106037,"sku":"9780008566555","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008566555.jpg?v=1743159238","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008566555","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}