No I haven't seen it Robert. Thanks for reminding me of it. I sort of recall hearing/reading about it when it came out. I'd be interested to see it now that I know so many people who have walked the camino or part thereof.
Thank you for your response Catriona! Yes, Mrs. Dalloway covers a lot in her walk through London to get the flowers for her party. Delighted to get new recommendations - what is the book that features Harold Fry? I've never heard of Karen Brooks or book on the Wife of Bath. It's lovely to get recommendations, especially for new writers.
Another fascinating topic, Aisling. It's got me thinking about so many different occasions when the novelist uses a walk as an opportunity for contemplation... even Mrs Dalloway's short walk through London on a June morning when she covers so many years of her life through memories. Or, at the other extreme, you have the modern-day 'unlikely pilgrimage' of Harold Fry who discovers a much kinder humanity than expected on his travels. Re the wife of Bath, a different take entirely is provided in the highly entertaining 'The Good wife of Bath' by Karen Brooks.
No I haven't seen it Robert. Thanks for reminding me of it. I sort of recall hearing/reading about it when it came out. I'd be interested to see it now that I know so many people who have walked the camino or part thereof.
Have you seen THE WAY, Aisling? Decent indie film starring Martin Sheen, and directed by his son Emilio, about the Santiago pilgrimage.
Thank you for your response Catriona! Yes, Mrs. Dalloway covers a lot in her walk through London to get the flowers for her party. Delighted to get new recommendations - what is the book that features Harold Fry? I've never heard of Karen Brooks or book on the Wife of Bath. It's lovely to get recommendations, especially for new writers.
Another fascinating topic, Aisling. It's got me thinking about so many different occasions when the novelist uses a walk as an opportunity for contemplation... even Mrs Dalloway's short walk through London on a June morning when she covers so many years of her life through memories. Or, at the other extreme, you have the modern-day 'unlikely pilgrimage' of Harold Fry who discovers a much kinder humanity than expected on his travels. Re the wife of Bath, a different take entirely is provided in the highly entertaining 'The Good wife of Bath' by Karen Brooks.
Interesting to read about Byron’s comments on taking relics from Athens. I did not realize that the objections to taking relics went back that far...