{"product_id":"wayfarer-phoebe-smith-9780008566555","title":"Wayfarer: Love, Loss and Life on Britain's Pilgrim Paths","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e A \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e best summer travel book of 2024\u003cp\u003e'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' \u003cstrong\u003eRaynor Winn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world - the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain - Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to... everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her search for answers she found herself - quite by accident - walking some of Britain's oldest pilgrim paths. And by following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while it follows holy trails, this is not a book about religion. From losing her mother as a teenager to surviving toxic relationships, Phoebe offers an unflinchingly honest look at her battle with an eating disorder, depression, and the pitfalls of newfound singledom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkilfully weaving together Phoebe's own story with those of countless travellers past and present, \u003cem\u003eWayfarer\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how nature and place can heal past wounds, offering a pathway to salvation she'd never thought existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoebe Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008566550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008566555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpernorth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Phoebe Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431539691775,"sku":"9780008566555","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3423735f-77ed-4d0f-b1fe-d752f55b9157.jpg?v=1735141641","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wayfarer-phoebe-smith-9780008566555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}