In the vein of Jojo Moyes and Cheryl Strayed's Wild, a warm and touching
novel about a woman who embarks on a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral
after losing her mother, sharing life lessons--in the best Chaucer
tradition--with eight other women along the way, from the author of the
upcoming novel Last Ride to Graceland.Che Milan's life is falling apart.
Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric,
demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives, along
with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother
to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a
pilgrimage.Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the
sixty miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral,
reputed to be the site of miracles. In the best Chaucer tradition, the
women swap stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe
true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell
phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the
world around her, perhaps for the first time in years.Through her
adventures along the trail, Che finds herself opening up to new
possibilities in life and discovers that the miracles of Canterbury can
take surprising forms.
