I'm not really sure to say about this book. The book cover employs words such as triumph, hope over despair, redemption, love, beautiful and thoughtful. "A lyrical story of homelessness, human strength, and endurance." It is the self-written memoir of Raynor Winn.

Basically, an older couple, with two children off at university, who through a series of bad financial decisions and even worse legal decisions lose both their business and their home. And "oh yes" the husband is diagnosed with an incurable disease and has maybe 2 years left of life.

So of course, they decide that since they are homeless and don't want to burden the children with all their troubles, to walk the 630 mile South West Coast Path from Somerset to Devon around the bottom portion of England. Just now I just read the news that there is a movie adaptation of the book coming out this fall (2024) Meryl Streep will star as the wife.

Don't read this post any further if you plan to read the book and don't want spoilers. It just well may be that Ms. Streep will save the day.

The vast majority of this book consists of the author whining and grousing through a pity party of massive proportions, the shame and indignity of being homeless, the nerve of her beloved husband to contract a disease that will leave her all alone. And don't even get me started on her rambling about the weather, the poor food, no money, and how demeaning it was to accept help from others. And yet, they always managed to find necessary shelter, food, assistance, funds, etc. exactly when needed--also walking this 630 mile path turns out to be a cure for the husband's "incurable" disease and they miraculously find a new home right as they finish the Path. Just saying.