Tiny Lights for Travellers

3.8⭐ Rounded up In the summer of 2015 and despite hating travel, Naomi K Lewis bravely loaded herself and her neuroses (which must have required their own seat) onto an airplane headed for Europe. Her plan was to retrace, 73 years to the day her grandfather's (her Opa's) escape from the Nazis through......more

I devoured this book in a day in a half. Tiny Lights was a thoroughly engaging story that unravels messy, complicated topics with bracing honesty, clarity and humour. I love how it's a travel memoir that doesn't gloss over the unpleasantness and discomfort that often comes with the territory. A glam......more

Tiny Lights for Travellers is a moving, original account of one woman's (physical and spiritual) journey to connect with her genetic roots. I found this book to be almost technically perfect, from its structure to its pacing and Naomi's writing to be warm, genuine and honest. I had no idea identifyi......more

Naomi Lewis retraces her grandfather's escape from the Nazis in a novel that explores the grief of divorce, the loss of oneself in a relationship and then the shock of starting over with hope and optimism. For someone who gets lost easily due to an actual physical condition, Naomi seems able to find......more

In her soft-footed and clear-eyed journey towards origins, Naomi Lewis writes with care and honesty about troubling matters. She leaves the weightiest questions in our hands. This engaging and thought-provoking memoir will be a heartening read for anyone who has lost love, sought a spiritual path, o......more