Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain

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Price
$19.99  $18.59
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publish Date
Pages
256
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 0.8 inches | 0.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781538709214

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About the Author

Andrew McCarthy is the author of three books in addition to Walking with Sam: Brat: An '80s Story, Just Fly Away, and The Longest Way Home--all New York Times bestsellers. He is an award-winning travel writer and served for a dozen years as an editor-at-large at National Geographic Traveler magazine. Best known as an actor for the past four decades, Andrew has appeared in such iconic films as Pretty in Pink and Less Than Zero. He lives in New York.

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"McCarthy shares exquisite details of their surroundings, providing historical context as they leave France's Pyrenees, journey through Spain's Basque Country, cross the areas of Pamplona, La Rioja, Leon, and Galicia, and end in Iberia a month later. Along the way, they face weather extremes, blisters, the love triangles of fellow pilgrims, and McCarthy's own fears of being exposed to his son as deficient in his abilities and knowledge. The process of the two connecting over time is heartwarming and relatable. . . A sweet gem of a tale that will appeal to McCarthy fans and those who appreciate a challenging journey."--Library Journal
"I greatly enjoyed this father-and-son saunter for its fractiousness and sulks, exasperation and blisters, and ultimately its harmony and resolution, proving the saying solvitur ambulando--'it is solved by walking.'"--Paul Theroux
"McCarthy's depiction of the rewarding endeavor of walking the Camino with his son is both worthwhile and entertaining."--Booklist