Welcome to La Concha. Here are our Camino book and film reviews.
Joe Curro reviews a dueling memoir by an Australian husband and wife who tackle the Via de la Plata as their first Camino. Curro calls “Happiness is That Way” by Cici Edwards-Jensen and Mike Jensen “a light, easy read that offers a highly personal glimpse into a less-traveled Camino route.”
An unexpected bookstore find becomes the Camino memoir that keeps on giving in Jerald Stroebele’s review of Robert Mullen’s “Call of the Camino.”
A review of Shoshana D. Kerewsky’s Camino memoir “50 Days in May: Reflections Along the Camino de Santiago.” Review by Allison Venuto.
A review of “100 caminos 100 relatos, a compilation of pilgrim stories” published by Círculo Chileno de Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Review by Amy Horton.
A review of Stephen Towles’s Camino memoir “Heaven is Walking the Camino de Santiago.” Review by Jerald Stroebele.
A review of Patrick Francis Dillon’s Camino memoir “Limping to Santiago.” Review by Fr. Jim King, C.S.C.
A review of anthropologist Nancy Louise Frey’s observational study “Pilgrim Stories: On and Off the Road to Santiago, Journeys Along an Ancient Way in Modern Spain.” Review by Joseph A. Curro, Jr.
A review of the “Walking West on the Camino” book series. Books by Johnna Studebaker. Review by Allison Venuto.
Review of “Medieval Wanders and Wonders: Understanding Northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago.” Book by Kate Simons. Review by Jerald Stroebele.
Review of “Pilgrim Paths to Assisi: 300 Miles on the Way of Saint Francis.” Book by Russ Eanes. Review by Roni Jackson-Kerr.