Wayfarer: Love, Loss and Life on Britain's Pilgrim Paths -- Phoebe Smith

<strong>Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025</strong> A <em>Financial Times</em> best summer travel book of 2024Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards<p>'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' <strong>Raynor Winn</strong></p><p>On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world - the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain - Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way.</p><p>Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to... everything.</p><p>In her search for answers she found herself - quite by accident - walking some of Britain's oldest pilgrim paths. And by following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.</p><p>But while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion. From losing her mother as a teenager to surviving toxic relationships, Phoebe offers an unflinchingly honest look at her battle with an eating disorder, depression, and the pitfalls of newfound singledom.</p><p>Skilfully weaving together Phoebe's own story with those of countless travellers past and present, <em>Wayfarer</em> reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she'd never thought existed.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Phoebe Smith<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harpern