Description
Like her parents and their parents before them, Tania Romanov Amochaev was an exile, her childhood in a refugee camp ending only when her family eventually made their way to San Francisco's Russian community. Nearly seventy years later Tania and her city have endured massive change. Tania has gone from penniless refugee to one of the first women to lead a high-tech company to acclaimed author and world traveler.
When COVID strikes and her life grinds to a halt, Tania Romanov sets off on an unlikely pilgrimage. A pilgrimage into a past in which her own identity and that of her city's are inextricably intertwined. A pilgrimage leading to a profound and personal exploration of place, identity, and race; of the nature of change and the meaning of travel.
Inspired by Phil Cousineau's classic The Art of Pilgrimage and in the tradition of Gary Kamiya's Cool Gray City of Love, Tania sets out on a pilgrimage in her own city. Past and present meld as she seeks not only a deeper understanding of both, but to find her way into a future she struggles to envision.
Product Details
| Publisher | Solificatio |
| Publish Date | June 06, 2022 |
| Pages | 274 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9798985878103 |
| Dimensions | 8.0 X 5.3 X 0.6 inches | 0.7 pounds |
Reviews
"One of the wisest pieces of advice about the venerable tradition of pilgrimage teaches that the true value of taking a soulful journey lies in the capacity it gives you to return home and see your own neighborhood as sacred ground. This book reveals the path of one such pilgrim as she walks the labyrinth of San Francisco streets and discovers new meaning in her life."
-Phil Cousineau, author
The Art of Pilgrimage and The Book of Roads
"Tania Romanov's Pilgrimage is a love letter to her adopted city of San Francisco. It captures the vibrancy of the city and brings to life her memories of arriving with her family as a young Russian émigré from a refugee camp in Trieste. This is a story of rediscovering all that she loves about San Francisco and the people and the places that make it so unique. Her journey encompasses seven days walking the forty-nine square miles of the city, sharing the history of the neighborhoods she passes through and the stories of the people she meets along the way. It is a personal journey with a universal theme of openness and acceptance."
-Howard Wollner
Co-founder Shine On SF.org
"Tania's modern pilgrimage through the streets of San Francisco at the height of the Covid pandemic is also a pilgrimage through her own life and memories, a quest to integrate her complex, multicultural past with the woman she has become. San Francisco Pilgrimage is both a fascinating journey through San Francisco's neighborhoods and history, and proof that magic, synchronicity, and healing can be found all around us if we're open to the possibility."
-Mike Bernhardt, author and
editor, Voices of the Grieving Heart
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