YOU ARE INVITED!

"Walking Back to Happiness" will be launched in Bath Abbey on Wednesday November 13th 2019 at 1pm. There will be chocolates; a short talk and reading; a book signing; and general celebrations to greet this new book!

Or - come to a book signing in London!
Friday November 29th 2019 all day (11am - 9pm. Just drop in any time) at St Michael's Church Christmas Fair.
71 Wimbledon Park Road, Southfields SW18 5TT
Come and meet me, get your copy of the book and have a chat. I'd love to meet you!


Walking Back to Happiness:

Two vicars, their marriage in tatters with wounds reaching far back into the past, set out on a journey to find healing and restoration. Their route will take them from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, but will it help them find their way home? Along the 320-mile route across rural France, burdened by backpacks and blisters, Kim and Penelope stumble across fresh truths, some ordinary, others extraordinary. But will they be defeated by the road ahead or triumph over the pain of the past? Is there a chance they'll find themselves in France and walk back to happiness? In this simple but enchanting book, part travelogue and part pilgrimage, Penelope invites you to walk with her and her husband on their epic journey as they encounter new faces and new experiences, and reconnect with each other and with God. Every step of the way, you'll discover more about yourself and what's really important to you.

What others say:

Walking Back to Happiness puts one in mind of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye. With the use of vivid details, humour, and vulnerability, Penelope takes us on a heart-warming journey that will not only provoke you to book a walking holiday, but think more deeply about love and commitment.
- Shelly Miller, Author of Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, famously said that ‘walking is man’s best medicine.’ I doubt you’ll ever see this more graphically confirmed than in ‘Walking Back to Happiness’ - a tale of four sore feet, two frail hearts, and one life-changing walk. As you read, you’ll find yourself journeying with Penelope and Kim across France. By the time you sit with them on the seashore at the end, the sea fret of the Atlantic Ocean on your face, maybe you too will taste the medicine they received.
- Mark Stibbe, bestselling and award-winning author of “Home at Last” and “King of Hearts

More than a tale of a bucket-list adventure, this is a return-to-love story of a marriage grown cold. Walking miles across France, our protagonists inch closer towards each other. With colour and grit, Walking Back to Happiness shows what can be regained in a relationship when we commit to walking a new path side-by-side.
- Sheridan Voysey writer/speaker/broadcaster
Author of The Making of Us: Who We Can Become When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned and Resurrection Year: Turning Broken Dreams into New Beginnings