Spanish Steps

By: Tim Moore

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Paperback | 2 June 2005 | Edition Number 1

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336 Pages

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19.8 x 13.2 x 2.2

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Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods meets Monty Python and the Holy Grail. With a donkey.

Being larger than a cat, the donkey falls into that category of animal that Tim Moore is at least slightly scared of. Yet, intrigued by epic accounts of a pilgrimage undertaken by one in three medieval Europeans, and strangely committed to historical authenticity, he finds himself leading a Pyrenean ass named Shinto into Spain, headed for Santiago de Compostela.

Nuzzling businessmen at a city-centre zebra crossing, or shuffling after some policewomen across a broiled and lonely plain, the pair bring a smile to every local face. Over 500 miles of extreme weather, agonizing bestial sloth and triple-bunk dormitories, it becomes memorably apparent that for the multinational band of eccentrics who keep the Santiagan flame alive, the pilgrimage has evolved from a purely devotional undertaking into a mobile therapist's couch.

Ludicrous, heart-warming and improbably inspirational, Spanish Steps is the story of what happens when a rather silly man tries to walk all the way across a very large country, with a very large animal who doesn't really want to.

Industry Reviews

"He is a rare comic talent" The Times "A very funny writer, oozing with comic ideas" Daily Mail "An absolutely cracking idea for a book; it's got history, eccentric characters, personal growth - and plenty of really good jokes" Time Out "One of the classier writers of the humorous travel book... A very entertaining read" Observer "At last, a travel book that makes you think but also makes you laugh out loud" Guardian

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