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A very good tale of two people on a pilgrimage, separately & together. It is much more than a romance. Zoe & Martin learn to know themselves so much better as they traverse the Way of St. James - Chemin de Saint-Jacques - Camino de Santiago. I enjoyed the practicalities of the walk just as much as the characters inner growth & their developing relationship. The supporting characters were well-drawn, too.
Zoe, an artist from California who’s still reeling from her husband’s sudden death, has impul ...more
Zoe, an artist from California who’s still reeling from her husband’s sudden death, has impul ...more
A charming romantic comedy set on the Camino Trail, Two Steps Forward is told in alternating chapters between the voices of Martin, an engineer from Yorkshire, and Zoe, an artist from California. Both are struggling with hurt and bereavement in their lives. Martin is in the midst of a messy divorce, and trying to rebuild his relationship with his teenage daughter. Zoe’s husband has recently died, leaving her exhausted in mind and body, and not sure how to go on in her life alone.
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Great story! I kept forgetting that the chapter after Zoe's chapter was Martin's and vice versa and kept getting confused initially when I forgot that it wasn't a continuing on of the previous chapter, so that was a little annoying, but the story was great. Loved the description of walking the Chemin/Camino, although does anyone actually start walking the Chemin/Camino and continue doing it - at a rate of 25km each day for about 3 months - without ANY sort of training?!! But it is a novel, and I
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My main criticism is that this book took too long to get into the main story. There was also too much time devoted to the incidental details of Martin's and Zoe's journey which slowed down the pace. The story picked up pace and interest in the second half.
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I really enjoyed this book, though I kept getting a bit confused about the other characters who entered the scene. It was an interesting concept to alternatively write the story from the two authors characters. I have put the Camino trail on my bucket list.
Jun 28, 2017
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Jul 15, 2018
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