Blanket of Stars: Thru-Hiking the Camino de Santiago

by C.W. Lockhart

FBT review:

Embark on a transformative journey along the Camino de Santiago with "Blanket of Stars" by C.W. Lockhart. This award-winning indie book follows an unlikely pilgrim battling personal challenges to rediscover life's meaning. Through a scenic 800-kilometer hike, explore themes of midlife crisis, chronic illness, and inner healing. Join Lockhart as she navigates emotional and physical obstacles, bonds with fellow travelers, and embraces the spiritual essence of pilgrimage. Whether you seek inspiration, introspection, or adventure, this book offers a poignant and uplifting narrative that transcends boundaries of faith and background. Discover the transformative power of the Camino de Santiago and find yourself on a spiritual quest like no other.

Publisher Description:

- Winner of a 2019 IAN Award - Finalist in the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) An unlikely pilgrim battles agoraphobia to reclaim life beyond the sofa. The 800-kilometer journey along the Camino Frances provides a scenic backdrop to ponder midlife crisis and chronic illness, an empty nest and marital woes, military service and posttraumatic stress, rage and grief, heartbreak and fear - And the way forward. El Camino de Santiago, known fondly as The Way, is a matrix of trails with starting points across Europe leading to the sacred relics of Saint James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Often considered a Catholic pilgrimage, this ancient route predates Christianity. The Way continues to evolve, attracting spiritual seekers with and without religion, thru-hikers, fitness junkies, history buffs, and the curious. Armed with humor and grit and a backpack named little Agnus, Lockhart tackles emotional and physical obstacles, shares adventures with pilgrims from all over the world, mothers traveling teens, endures blisters and bicycle seats and embraces the glory of Mother Nature and the intrinsic spirituality of peregrination. She finds herself transcending from a human being on a spiritual quest to a spiritual being on a human quest.