Pilgrimage, J.F. Penn
Pilgrimage, J.F. Penn
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Pilgrimage
Lessons Learned From Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways

Author: J.F. Penn

Narrator: J.F. Penn

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Curl Up Press

Published: 04/03/2023


Synopsis

Do you enjoy travel memoirs with a combination of personal reflection and practical tips? Are you interested in solo walking, or are you considering walking the Camino de Santiago or other multi-day walks?In this book, I share my lessons learned and insights from walking three ancient ways — the Pilgrims' Way and the St Cuthberts Way in England, and the Camino de Santiago Portuguese Coastal route. It also includes historical, religious, and cultural aspects, and plenty of tips and questions for you to consider around your own journey.Part 1 goes into practical and spiritual preparation before pilgrimage, including how to make decisions about the route and whether to walk solo, as well as what to take with you, and how to face the fears that might hold you back.Part 2 covers the journey itself with the practicalities of the pilgrim’s day, as well as how walking the path of history and facing the challenge of the way can give you much-needed perspective on life — and perhaps even a glimpse of the divine.Part 3 addresses the arrival at your destination, and how to leave room for the gifts of pilgrimage to emerge after your return home, as well as how my three walks impacted my experience of mid-life.Plus, appendices with practical tips, a gear list and bibliography

Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet

Enjoyed! I would have enjoyed even more if I had any plans to go on pilgrimage myself - since the practical tips kinda left me cold. I had hoped for more of the internal experience day by day - which is a bit unfair (it’s never right to wish an author had written a different book!)......more

I really enjoyed this book as it opened my eyes as to what it takes to go on a pilgrimage. I enjoyed Joanna Penn’s raw honesty. We all experience what I call “the dark abyss” at some point, and her honesty about it and how she finds walking her relief was eye opening that we aren’t all that differen......more

Goodreads review by Julia

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I backed it on Kickstarter. J.F. Penn is a British thriller writer and podcaster that often includes religious sites and artifacts in her books. In 2020, when the first lockdown was starting in the UK, Penn faced the inevitable midlife ennui and lockd......more

Goodreads review by Zoë

What a beautiful book! Joanna’s raw vulnerability as she shares her inner journey as well as her outer one was so moving. Each page chimes with humility and sincerity that I found uplifting. As a fellow walker, I appreciated the insights that not every day is joyful or fun. Drudgery, pain, doubt all......more

I have been following Joanna Penn for a while as her podcast on being a self-published author is one of the biggest podcasts within the subgenre. When I heard she was holding a Kickstarter for a new book – one themed around travel – I was instantly intrigued. And it didn’t hurt that the Kickstarter......more