{"product_id":"road-to-croagh-patrick-michael-patrick-pearson-9781476698236","title":"Road to Croagh Patrick: One Writer's Literary and Spiritual Pilgrimages","description":"\u003cp\u003e Combining memoir, travel narrative, history, and biography, this book presents meditations on the value of art and spiritual wandering. Raised on Catholic values like ritual, discipline, and the belief that sacrifice leads to meaning, the author embarked on a journey in which books, faith, and an early sense of being a stranger in his own home fueled his personal evolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reflections on encounters with various cultures and artistic traditions exemplify how such stories guide us forward and outward, leading to an ever-shifting definition of home. Balancing sincerity with satire and contemplation with comedy, integrating personal reflection into broader cultural and historical insight, the author provides the framework for ruminations on the power of belief and the importance of lived and written stories as they relate to identity formation and belonging. Ultimately, the memoir offers a meditation on the tension between roots and restlessness, and the enduring human desire to wander toward meaning, home, and self-recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Patrick Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476698236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476698236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Michael Patrick Pearson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659746881791,"sku":"9781476698236","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/road-to-croagh-patrick-michael-patrick-pearson-9781476698236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}