The Year We Seized the Day: A True Story of Friendship, Failure and Finding the Way

Best, Elizabeth

ISBN 10 : 1978263139 ISBN 13 : 9781978263130

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Colin Bowles is the best selling author of more than a dozen historical novels, including When we Were Gods, Anastasia, My Beautiful Spy and Pearls (under the name Colin Falconer); His work has been translated into sixteen languages. As Mark D'Arbanville he also wrote The Naked Husband and The Naked Heart. He also published four books for teenagers under his real name - Colin Bowles. At least he thinks that's his real name. He's no longer sure. He travels widely to research his books, which in the last two years has led him to running with the bulls in Pamplona, cage shark diving in South Africa chasing tornadoes in Kansas and searching out black witches in Mexico. Colin is also the father of two phenomenal young women. *More on Colin can be found at colinfalconer.wordpress.com Elizabeth Best published her first book, Eli's Wings, with Penguin Books in 2002. It became a best seller with revised edition in 2003 and reprints in Australia and Internationally. Her articles have appeared in publications throughout Australia and the UK, including the Herald Sun, The Age, and The Australian. She has consulted on film scripts, freelanced for small businesses, presented to thousands of high school students and staff members throughout Australian secondary schools. She has also appeared as an Author in Residence and guest speaker at various national and international health and lifestyle events. She is a Remedial Therapist, a proud Ambassador for the Butterfly Foundation, and mother to her two beautiful little miracles. *The fifth edition of Eli's Wings is out now on Amazon.com

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The utterly compelling and inspirational account of two very different writers journeying side-by-side along the great Camino de Santiago de Compostela, the legendary medieval pilgrimage across Spain. After meeting briefly at a writers festival, 27 year old Elizabeth Best, pairs up with legendary historical fiction writer, Colin Bowles (aka Colin Falconer), in a last minute undertaking to complete a shared goal. The two, barely acquainted, seize the day and drop everything to retrace one of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the Western world, through the heart of Spain. It was meant to be an exciting adventure, but under-prepared and carrying too much baggage, in every sense, the two soon discover the hidden magic of the Camino. Bound by a promise and fuelled by local vino, what starts out as a physical challenge quickly becomes an epic tale of tragedy, triumph, and fierce loyalty as the 500 mile trek through mystic lands gives rise to their far greater personal journeys. Set amidst the olive groves, rolling hills, castles, and cathedrals of northern Spain and featuring a supporting cast of eccentrics—from mad monks to angry nuns, Lycra-clad cyclists, international soul seekers, and boisterous boy scouts—this is an inspiring, moving, and blackly funny account of two hapless pilgrims on an extraordinary journey to the end of the earth... and beyond.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1978263139
• ISBN 13: 9781978263130
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 332