8.11.2024

finished reading

This book is relatable.  Not that I'm going on a ten-day hiking trek, but I know these characters that do go.  Michael and Marnie are nudged out of their self-imposed reclusiveness by well-intentioned friends.  Their improbable friendship develops into a sweet romance as Michael and Marnie reveal themselves.  This was the right book at the right time for me. 

Marnie's preparations for the hike and subsequent meltdowns were authentic.  I could picture myself doing the same things  It's a poignant yet funny look at adults navigating unexpected relationships.

From the publisher:
Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . .

Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he’ll do anything to avoid his empty house.

Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she’s battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it’s passing her by.

When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of ten-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they’ve been looking for.

Michael and Marnie are on the precipice of a bright future . . . if they can survive the journey.

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