Books by Mary Colwell
“I’ve read travel books written about the same period that either ignore or underplay the pandemic. In The Gathering Place, it’s present throughout and Colwell does a great job of finding parallels with plagues and epidemics from the past. This adds a rich texture to her journey, as she delves into the history, stories and characters associated with the Camino. She also blends in diary entries from her previous travels, while painting perceptive portraits of her fellow pilgrims.” Read more...
The Best Travel Writing of 2024
Shafik Meghji, Travel Writer
Interviews where books by Mary Colwell were recommended
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A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War
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The Britannias: An Archipelago’s Tale
by Alice Albinia -
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The Gathering Place: A Winter Pilgrimage Through Changing Times
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The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey
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Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilisation
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High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland
by Tom Parfitt
The Best Travel Writing of 2024, recommended by Shafik Meghji
The Best Travel Writing of 2024, recommended by Shafik Meghji
Every spring, the judges of the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards draw up a shortlist for the title of the ‘travel book of the year.’ The 2024 shortlist highlights six fascinating recent travelogues that wrestle with political and environmental issues, and explore the contrast between the outsider and the insider gaze.
