Author Talk: David Hlavsa – “Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief, and Home Repairs”

Orca is delighted to welcome back to the store David Hlavsa, head of the Theatre Arts Department at St. Martin’s University and author of the new book “Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief, and Home Repairs”.

To strengthen their marriage and prepare them for parenthood, David and Lisa walk the Camino de Santiago, a 400-mile pilgrimage across the north of Spain. But, as they discover, the pilgrimage doesn’t end in Santiago; it continues as they return home and face more difficult challenges: the stillbirth of their first son and Lisa’s harrowing second pregnancy. Walking Distance is a moving and disarmingly funny book, a good story with a happy ending—the safe arrival of David and Lisa’s second son, Benjamin. David and Lisa get more than they bargained for, but they also get exactly what they wanted: a child, a solid marriage, and a richer life.

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