And yet another Australian Camino book

[sillydoll]

Unholy Pilgrims - By Tom Trumble
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Unholy-P ... page1.html

Sometimes the slow road can be the fastest way to sort things out. Relationship-challenged with the résumé of a vagrant Tom Trumble is at one of life's crossroads. So he takes up an offer to go on a seriously long walk - the ancient Christian pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela the domain of the devout. Despite his good intentions Tom's route takes him into every bar along the way while crossing paths with the loopy and the wise the pious and the distinctly ungodly. He finds himself contending with song-happy evangelists unlikely scholars and enlightened globetrotters and randy backpackers out to bed every pilgrim they meet. Not to mention his own very restless demons some of which lead him to confront troubles he thought he'd left at home. Unholy Pilgrims is an irreverent and engaging take on figuring out what the hell to do with your life.

I think I'm going to buy this one!!

 

[Anna-Marie]

Thanks for that! It looks amusing.

I just found an interview with the author here. Too bad he perpetuates the getting-a-Compostela-means-your-sins-are-forgiven idea.

 

[Trudy]

Have just finished reading Tom Trumble's book and enjoyed it. Australians will relate to his thinking more than others - the blurb on the back says it all ""Unholy Pilgrims is an irreverent and engaging take on figuring out what the hell to do with your life" - but it's still an interesting read. Bit of a cross between Tim Moore's "Spanish Steps" and Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles "The Year We Seized the Day".

Trudy