First published 2016
Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar lead their writing group through Cornwall's rugged landscape. The travelers bicycle along jagged coastlines where shipwrecks once scattered the shores. They hike across windswept moors that conceal abandoned mines and centuries of buried sorrow. In ancient castles, they trace the footsteps of Arthurian legend, searching for echoes of Camelot, Merlin, and tragic romance. The Cornish people welcome them with distinctive accents and captivating stories that reveal their humor and resilience. The group kayaks through waterways and wanders village streets, following the creative spirits of artists and writers who found inspiration in this wild territory. McFerrin discovers that Cornwall holds both darkness and light, where isolation bred endurance and harsh beauty shaped imagination.
Genres: travel, adventure, contemporary, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Cornwall
240 pages · Paperback · Wanderland Writers