Dolores Marlene Stephenson
Artist
The Camino a Step at a Time
2024 saw the launch of not one, but two book launches that celebrated my first book. A book based on a personal project that took its first steps in 2018. I am speaking of the Camino de Santiago. It was a journey that would change my life and give me the courage to fight for it, years after my Camino's completion. With the diagnosis of Stage 4 Lung Cancer in October 2023, I almost immediately set to work at publishing a manuscript I had been working on since my Camino's end in 2018 (and 2019 - Camino Primitivo). I began Targeted Treatment on the 29th October 2023, the same day as my grandson's eleventh birthday. There was no coincidence in that date (as there were no coincidences on my Camino!) for he was the very person I walked 900 km in honour of and dedicated my journey (of love) to. His memory and love now walk through my veins on the journey of healing.
To read more about my story and the journey click this Link.
Limited copies of 'The Camino a Step at a Time' are available to purchase at Nano Nagle Place Design Shop.
eBook format also available, please go to Amazon.
You can also make a request to borrow a copy at your local Cork County Council Library or in another public library in the Republic of Ireland.
Widely regarded as a spiritual journey, the Camino Francés (Camino de Santiago) reflects the experiences and emotions of one lifetime within its short lifetime. The pilgrimage has the power to help us reconnect with our innate sense of awareness and reward us with great change. This is the memoir of a journey that will transport you to the Pyrenees in France and then, by foot, take you across the entire breadth of northern Spain to its coastline. Enter the world of the pilgrimage through light-hearted tales, inspirational stories, and the spiritual experiences of a solo traveller on a forty-day adventure of self-discovery. Join her as she explores challenges familiar to us all and be inspired as she discovers new wisdom with every step. The Camino a Step at a Time… will guide you along a unique but universal path of personal struggle. Feel the presence of awareness within the footsteps of a pilgrim and see the transformative power of The Camino.
‘Come walk with me.
It is my hope that this journey will encourage you
to take the brave step of living yours.’