Peter Rennie
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I've got to admit a slight addiction... to reading books about people's experiences on the Camino. My kindle is showing me 16 and rising. So what is your favourite Camino book and why?
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My favorite so far is, "In Movement There Is Peace" by Elaine Orabona Foster & Joseph Wilbred Foster III. It is an excellent read and very well written. This couple walked the camino and related their experiences on the trail to their experiences in life. They each write a portion of each chapter, offering and comparing their points of view. I found it interesting how two people walking the same trail had such different perspectives on their walk. Life can be that way.I've got to admit a slight addiction... to reading books about people's experiences on the Camino. My kindle is showing me 16 and rising. So what is your favourite Camino book and why?
I assume you mean "Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago" by Tim Moore very funny and convincing. The last thing any of us want to take along to Santiago is a donkey!'Not without my Donkey'...for its humor.
I assume you mean "Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago" by Tim Moore very funny and convincing. The last thing any of us want to take along to Santiago is a donkey!
My favorite so far is, "In Movement There Is Peace" by Elaine Orabona Foster & Joseph Wilbred Foster III. It is an excellent read and very well written. This couple walked the camino and related their experiences on the trail to their experiences in life. They each write a portion of each chapter, offering and comparing their points of view. I found it interesting how two people walking the same trail had such different perspectives on their walk. Life can be that way.
Like a good movie one really enjoyed, this is one I will read again.
I thought the Bill Bennett book was good, especially when he would share his curmudgeonly humor (e.g., what he would say to others vs what he was really thinking).I have to second Jenny's choice of "The Year We Siezed The Day". Brilliant book, I couldn't put it down. I've read quite a few but this is the standout for me. I also really enjoyed "What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim", "The Way, My Way" by Bill Bennett and "In Movement There Is Peace".
If you want to read a book that, as well as providing some of the history of the Camino but still has you laughing out loud; pick up 'Spanish Steps (Travels with My Donkey' by Tim Moore. Thoroughly recommended. Have read it twice (pre-Camino), and will revisit it again now I have returned from my Camino from SJPP to Santiago.I've got to admit a slight addiction... to reading books about people's experiences on the Camino. My kindle is showing me 16 and rising. So what is your favourite Camino book and why?