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description: ★★★★★ "I loved this book. For anyone interested in the Camino, this is a must read." - Kate★★★★★ "Great read for anyone who likes travel memoirs written with honesty, emotion and humour." - French Village Diaries.★★★★★ "Reading this brilliant, funny book has reignited my desire to walk the Camino de Santiago." - Amazon Customer.★★★★★ "The writing is poignant and beautiful. Brad had me laughing out loud one minute and crying the next." - Mr Thomas McDonnell. What would you do if you were given €20 in Greece with an email address scribbled on 1. Spend it? 2. Slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card? 3. Send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love? Brad, a hopeless romantic, chose the latter... Two years later, his love life remains a disaster and his career is misfiring. As he’s about to walk Spain’s fabled Camino de Santiago to ponder some profound life changes, Brad receives a reply. Incredibly, it’s from a woman who lives on the pilgrimage path, far away from where the money first crossed his palm. She invites him to sleep… ‘on her house.’ Hiking 900km on the Road to Santiago to a blind date with the mystery €20 woman, Brad has the adventure of a lifetime. His heart is warmed by fellow pilgrims and natives who give him more reason than ever to believe in the kindness of the human spirit; he befriends a hilarious Hungarian who speaks English in song titles and has his raison d’être revealed to him by a barefoot Mayan mystic. Will he meet his happily-ever-after along the way too?Scroll up and buy this pacy, laugh-out-loud travelogue to find out NOW... "A heartfelt memoir that made me howl with laughter throughout. A wonderful read." - Kevin Hand, BBC London . ★★★★★ "Probably the best book I've ever read." - D Clay. ★★★★★ "Fantastic read, can't wait for the next book." - Amazon Customer ★★★★★ "I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down." - Georine ★★★★★ "A fast-paced, inspiring romp of a book with a joyous charm throughout." - Brendan ★★★★★ "I've read over 60 Camino books. This fits easily into my top 5." - Alastair W. ★★★★★ "Best book of 2019." - Will. *Bestseller in UK - Humorous Essays, Travelogues and Adventurer &amp; Explorer Biography. *Bestseller in Canada - Humorous Essays &amp; Travelogues. *Bestseller in Australia - Humorous Essays &amp; Travelogues. *Bestseller in the USA - Sports Essays, Ecotourism &amp; Literary Travel.
language: English
title: The Only Way Is West: A Once In a Lifetime Adventure Walking 500 Miles On Spain's Camino de Santiago