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Dec 04, 2017hey44 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I usually read non-fiction, but this book caught my eye because I love stories about pilgrimages and I'm glad I decided to read it. As many others have said, the story will likely evoke a range of emotion in the reader, from "why on earth would anyone do such an unlikely thing as walk so far so unequipped and ill prepared?" to "why is Harold so bent on doing this in the first place?" I would agree with the reader who describes Harold's pilgrimage as an act of atonement, but the reader who said he was walking to see an old love is wrong. Harold has emotional demons to confront, as does his wife, and this is actually a story about both of them that the author resolves masterfully.