The Only Way Is West, Bradley Chermside
The Only Way Is West, Bradley Chermside
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The Only Way Is West
A Once In a Lifetime Adventure Walking 500 Miles On Spain's Camino de Santiago

Author: Bradley Chermside

Narrator: Bradley Chermside

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2020

Synopsis

Can an email address scribbled on €20 change a life? Yes!From the Back CoverWhat would you do if you're given a €20 note in Greece with an email address scribbled on it:1. Spend it? 2. Slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card?3. Send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love? Brad, a hopeless romantic, chose the latter.Two years later, his love life remains a disaster and his career is misfiring. As he’s about to walk Spain’s fabled Camino de Santiago to ponder some profound life changes, Brad receives a reply.Incredibly, it’s from a woman who lives on the pilgrimage path, far away from where the money first crossed his palm. She invites him to sleep… ‘on her house.’Hiking 900km on the Road to Santiago to a blind date with the mystery €20 woman, Brad has the adventure of a lifetime.His heart is warmed by fellow pilgrims and natives who give him more reason than ever to believe in the kindness of the human spirit; he befriends a hilarious Hungarian who speaks English in song titles and has his raison d’être revealed to him by a barefoot Mayan mystic. Will he meet his happily-ever-after along the way too? Mainstream Media Praise:"An inspiring, touching, heartfelt and funny memoir that made me howl with laughter throughout. A wonderful read." - Kevin Hand, BBC London.
Praise in Amazon Reviews for The Only Way Is West:★★★★★ "I loved this book. For anyone interested in the Camino, this is a must read." - Kate★★★★★ "Probably the best book I've ever read." - D Clay.★★★★★ "I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down." - Georine

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lee on February 11, 2021

Conflicted over this book - on the one hand it's well written and has a great yoghurt joke but on the other, it read like the editor of 'Loaded' on Tour a lot of time time. By the end, I wasn't convinced the Camino had worked its magic on the author - referring to folks who only walk the last 100 km......more

Goodreads review by Conor on June 03, 2019

The adolescent period I get it, I really do. It's just that 30 years on, it's actually not fun to spend time with this shallow, pointless version of Everyman. He's in a glorious old forest where the soul of the planet is so close you can smell it, and what does he do? He throws stones at trees. I get i......more

Goodreads review by Fleeno on July 18, 2019

At first this wasnt too bad but I quickly grew tried of the journey. Maybe it's the style of writing, I find it hard to believe that every day covering such beautiful landscape cant be interesting. Or maybe it is one of those things better lived than relayed. I'm not super clear on why the author de......more

Goodreads review by Maren on June 30, 2022

Two stars with and asterisk: avoid the audiobook! I really wanted to like this book. My heart goes out to any peregrino who pours their soul onto paper. But this one just bothered me. I do wonder if I would have enjoyed it more and, perhaps, interpreted it differently, had I not listened to the audi......more

Goodreads review by Mr on April 14, 2019

An amazing book that not only describes the Camino vividly enough to make you share every step but also carries you on a journey and forces you to feel the highs, lows, laughter and euphoria. Uplifting and inspirational. One you'll return to regularly for the fun and friendship.......more

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