It has been nearly three decades since Shirley MacLaine commenced her brave and public commitment to chronicling her personal quest for spiritual understanding. In testament to the endurance and vitality of her message, each of her eight legendary bestsellers -- from Don't Fall Off the Mountain to My Lucky Stars -- continues today ... more »to attract, dazzle, and transform countless new readers. Now Shirley is back -- with her most breathtakingly powerful and unique book yet. This is the story of a journey. It is the eagerly anticipated and altogether startling culmination of Shirley MacLaine's extraordinary -- and ultimately rewarding -- road through life. The riveting odyssey began with a pair of anonymous handwritten letters imploring Shirley to make a difficult pilgrimage along the Santiago de Compostela Camino in Spain. Throughout history, countless illustrious pilgrims from all over Europe have taken up the trail. It is an ancient -- and allegedly enchanted -- pilgrimage. People from St. Francis of Assisi and Charlemagne to Ferdinand and Isabella to Dante and Chaucer have taken the journey, which comprises a nearly 500-mile trek across highways, mountains and valleys, cities and towns, and fields. Now it would be Shirley's turn. For Shirley, the Camino was both an intense spiritual and physical challenge. A woman in her sixth decade completing such a grueling trip on foot in thirty days at twenty miles per day was nothing short of remarkable. But even more astounding was the route she took spiritually: back thousands of years, through past lives to the very origin of the universe. Immensely gifted with intelligence, curiosity, warmth, and a profound openness to people and places outside her own experience, Shirley MacLaine is truly an American treasure. And once again, she brings her inimitable qualities of mind and heart to her writing. Balancing and negotiating the revelations inspired by the mysterious energy of the Camino, she endured her exhausting journey to Compostela until it gradually gave way to a far more universal voyage: that of the soul. Through a range of astonishing and liberating visions and revelations, Shirley saw into the meaning of the cosmos, including the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria, insights into human genesis, the essence of gender and sexuality, and the true path to higher love. With rich insight, humility, and her trademark grace, Shirley MacLaine gently leads us on a sacred adventure toward an inexpressibly transcendent climax. The Camino promises readers the journey of a thousand lifetimes.

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ISBN-13: 9780743400732 ISBN-10: 0743400739 Publication Date: 4/1/2001 Pages: 320 Rating: Currently 3.7/5 Stars. 15 3.7 stars, based on 15 ratings	Publisher: Atria Book Type: Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette Reviews: Member \| Amazon \| Write a Review

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Tara G. (ashwinsmommy) reviewed The Camino : A Journey of the Spirit on 7/19/2007 + 80 more book reviews

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GREAT book! This story is about Maclaine's pilgrimage through the long, arduous but enlightening Santiago de Compostela Camino in Spain. Read about her visions, her clashes with the press and meet the quirky and yet fascinating characters she meets along the way. Worth the read!

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Linda C. (Seagull) reviewed The Camino : A Journey of the Spirit on 6/3/2006

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"Readers can expect vivid stories . . . and a cosmic crescendo that will knock the socks off MacLaine's fans." - Amazon.com

"MacLaine's a capable writer, and she's at her best here when describing the particulars of the journey." - Booklist

One of my all-time favorite books.

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