Lead Review( Getting Lost On My Way)
- Book: Getting Lost On My Way
- Location: West Ireland
- Author: Diane Hartman
The author found herself drawn to all things Irish, the music, the people, the folklore and the traditions and following her divorce, she found the courage to explore the South Western / Western corners of the island, motivated in large part by an encounter with the author John O’Donohue and knowledge of his book Anam Cara. She had accumulated a lot of emotional baggage over the years and needed time to process and reflect and clearly she felt ‘called’ to the Emerald Isle. This was to be her adventure and hers alone.
“Look at ye. Traveling all by yerself! Brilliant!” observes one travelling companion.
From Shannon airport she begins the steep learning curves of driving and navigating her way around the windy roads. She details her route, her encounters and is overwhelmed in general by the kindness of the locals (although she receives a snooty retort when learning about bog cotton in Galway!). This, her first short trip sows the seeds for subsequent travels, treading familiar paths and branching out in new directions. Driving is much easier, she discovers, with an automatic vehicle rather than one with a gear-stick.
This is a heartening and redemptive memoir about Ireland, travel, resilience and joy, as the author finds her travelling feet, meeting new and old friends including a hermit nun and revelling in her encounters with favourite Irish rock band.
This is inspiration for any individual planning a trip to Ireland.
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