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A Cornish Odyssey by Axel Forrester

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Travel writing, inspirational and humour all mixed together; and what a better place to cover than beloved Cornwall! 

Grant, a disgruntled photography teacher based in the US, lets faith decide where he's going on holiday and ends up booking a solo walking holiday along parts of the Cornish coast in the UK. The travel organiser books small B&B's along the route and also arranges for Grant's luggage to seamlessly arrive at the next destination. All Grant has to do is walk; or catch the bus...

This is as much about the beautiful coastal path in Cornwall, as it is about Grant taking a thorough look at his own life and figuring out what he really wants to do. Some of that decision is taken from him, but he finds a way.  

Thank you for an amazingly entertaining book. 

PS. I don't usually comment on other reviews, but having seen one mentioning lots of swearing and the f-bomb, and taking off TWO stars for that, I did a search and I only found ONE location with anything resembling an f-bomb; and then with ****ed at the end; a typical British way of describing not so great a day. Another search revealed that the word 'damn' is used four times. When reading this lovely book, the language did not offend me in any way and other books have been, let's say, using richer language. 


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