Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways - Softcover

Penn, J. F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915425174 ISBN 13: 9781915425171

Publisher: Curl Up Press, 2023

Synopsis

When life breaks you down, sometimes you have to walk yourself back together.

There are times when the old path no longer works. When routine becomes a cage, the future feels uncertain, and something deeper calls you out the door.

For me, that call became three solo pilgrimages across ancient ways in England, Scotland, Portugal, and Spain.

I walked the Pilgrims’ Way from London to Canterbury, St Cuthbert’s Way to Lindisfarne, and the Camino de Santiago from Porto to Santiago de Compostela — carrying my own pack, facing fear, fatigue, bad weather, physical pain, and the deeper questions that emerge when life is stripped back to walking, eating, sleeping, and beginning again the next day.

Pilgrimage is not a glossy travel fantasy or a perfect spiritual awakening. It is an honest, practical, and reflective memoir about walking through uncertainty, seeking meaning in sacred places, and discovering what remains when everything unnecessary falls away.

Part memoir, part practical companion, this book is for walkers, travellers, seekers, and anyone who feels called to pilgrimage — whether you dream of the Camino, an ancient British route, or simply a different way forward.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Lessons from three solo pilgrimages through England, Scotland, Portugal, and Spain
• Practical guidance on choosing a route, planning accommodation, packing, training, and walking solo
• Reflections on solitude, resilience, faith, doubt, sacred places, history, and change
• Questions to help you prepare for your own inner journey
• Appendices with route tips, a gear list, and further reading

Whether you are preparing for your own pilgrimage or longing for a meaningful journey, Pilgrimage offers companionship for the road.

Transformation doesn’t always require a complete life overhaul. Sometimes it begins with one step.

Because when everything else fails, you can always walk.

About this title

About the Author

.F.Penn is the Award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the ARKANE action adventure thrillers, Mapwalker fantasy adventures, and the Brooke & Daniel psychological thrillers as well as other stories. Her books weave together ancient artifacts, relics of power, international locations and adventure with an edge of the supernatural. Jo lives in Bath, England and enjoys a nice G&T. Try a free thriller at: www.JFPenn.com/free

Edition details

• Publisher: Curl Up Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915425174
• ISBN 13: 9781915425171
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214