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On Pilgrimage Hardcover – December 15, 1998

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From the remarkably talented novelist comes an unforgettable travel memoir.

In 1986 Jennifer Lash learned she had cancer, and after a painful operation, she embarked on a solitary pilgrimage through France to Spain. Travelling to places of contemporary Christian pilgrimage such as Lourdes, Lisieux and Taize, as well as making numerous stops in Vezelay, Le Puy, and Le Chaise-Dieu high in the forests of Auvergne, Saint-Gilles, she finished her pilgrimage at the celebratory phenomenon of Santiago de Compostela. Sensitive, humorous, courageous and inspiring, On Pilgrimage is the story of this incredible journey.

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Having completed a series of painful cancer treatments, British novelist Jennifer Lash sets forth on a pilgrimage through historic Christian (and one Buddhist) sites in France and Spain. A lapsed Catholic who feels intensely connected to various Catholic saints but decidedly disconnected from Catholicism itself, Lash does not herself fully understand why she has undertaken this journey. But however uncertain her motives, her prose is strong and distinctive, as in this description of the mountainous route to Santiago de Compostela: "This dry, deserted land felt as if it was a spiral of smoke curling its way up and up, far from the cities and traffic and people below." Lash does not try to impose any artificial story arc or "lesson" on her book, which begins with her arrival in Alencon, home of 19th-century saint Therese Martin, and ends in Santiago de Compostela, possible final resting place of James the Apostle. Between these two points she treats us to snippets of civic and religious history, insights into her own life, and glimpses of an ancient method of reaching for personal peace and healing: the pilgrimage. --Rebecca Gleason

About the Author

Jennifer Lash wrote her first novel, The Burial, at the age of twenty-three, and this was followed by four more over the next twenty years. She married Mark Fiennes and with their six children they moved between Ireland and England. Throughout her illness, Jennifer Lash continued to write, leaving her last novel, Blood Ties, to be published by Bloomsbury after her death in 1993.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA; First Edition (December 15, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1582340129
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582340128
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.94 x 9.58 inches
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I had to read this book by my favorite actors' mother (Ralph & Joseph Fiennes). Jennifer is a true word weaver. In 2009 I was healed by Jesus of diseases that were killing me because of my mother's prayers and best friend's prayers. I felt compelled to write a book (One Foot in Heaven: A Testament to the Power of Prayer) to document this experience and I so connected with Jennifer as an author, but also as someone who struggled with a painful illness that had no cure. I feel so fortunate that prayer saved my life and that my faith had to make that a reality for me. I was told to have faith I was healed, that that is the most important part. I am sorry that Jennifer was not healed, but I admire her courage in taking this journey in the physical state she was in at the time. I like how she dove into each character and place, describing them in such detail that I felt I was there with her, and she had me chuckling at times because of her salty sense of humor. I look at people in much the same way she did. It was definitely worth the read. God bless her soul and her family, and I thank her for helping me with my next book, in remembering to be more descriptive when describing people and places.
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I had to read this book by my favorite actors' mother (Ralph & Joseph Fiennes). Jennifer is a true word weaver. In 2009 I was healed by Jesus of diseases that were killing me because of my mother's prayers and best friend's prayers. I felt compelled to write a book (One Foot in Heaven: A Testament to the Power of Prayer) to document this experience and I so connected with Jennifer as an author, but also as someone who struggled with a painful illness that had no cure. I feel so fortunate that prayer saved my life and that my faith had to make that a reality for me. I was told to have faith I was healed, that that is the most important part. I am sorry that Jennifer was not healed, but I admire her courage in taking this journey in the physical state she was in at the time. I like how she dove into each character and place, describing them in such detail that I felt I was there with her, and she had me chuckling at times because of her salty sense of humor. I look at people in much the same way she did. It was definitely worth the read. God bless her soul and her family, and I thank her for helping me with my next book, in remembering to be more descriptive when describing people and places.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A journey of one's own.
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Beautifully written capturing the landscape, the power of nature and art, while honestly exploring the spiritual experience of a pilgrimage. I wish she had included a map as a visual aid for this journey.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jennifer Lash....on pilgrimage along side
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