The Crossway

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Embark on an extraordinary odyssey with Guy Stagg's award-winning memoir, 'The Crossway'. This...
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Embark on an extraordinary odyssey with Guy Stagg's award-winning memoir, 'The Crossway'. This captivating tale, honoured as the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year 2019, chronicles Stagg's remarkable pilgrimage from Canterbury to Jerusalem in 2013.

Despite being a non-believer grappling with mental health challenges, Stagg embarked on this arduous journey in search of healing. Over ten gruelling months, he traversed 5,500 kilometres across ten countries, relying solely on the kindness of strangers. His path led him through snow-capped Alps, bustling protests in Istanbul, and even a harrowing terrorist attack in Lebanon.

Stagg's solitary expedition granted him unprecedented access to the lives of modern believers. Sheltered by monks, nuns, priests, and families, he unearthed fascinating tales of soldiers, saints, missionaries, and martyrs who had trodden these ancient routes before him.

'The Crossway' is a masterful blend of travelogue, memoir, history, and current affairs. It offers a deeply personal account of Stagg's quest for recovery while posing profound questions about the relevance of religion in today's secular world. This BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' is a testament to human resilience and the enduring power of faith, even for those who do not possess it.

Product Information:

Book ISBN: 9781509844579
Book Author: Guy Stagg
Book Format: Hardback
Book Imprint: Picador
Book Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Book Dimensions: 223 x 156 x 39 cm
Book Publication Date: 2018-06-14
Book Pagination: 400 pages
Book Weight: 566g

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Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’

Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.

This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.

We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.

Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’

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