Every Step She Takes – Alison Cochrun

Sadie Wells is thirty five, burned out, and desperate for change. When an unexpected opportunity sends her on a walking tour along Portugal’s Camino de Santiago, she hopes distance might help her untangle a life that no longer fits.

After a wine fuelled confession to a stranger on the plane, Sadie realises she is about to spend the next two hundred miles with Mal, the very woman who heard all her secrets. As the journey unfolds, Sadie begins to explore parts of herself she never had the space to acknowledge, while Mal faces her own grief and uncertain future.

As friendship deepens into something more, both women must decide whether this journey is only a temporary escape or the beginning of an entirely new life.

Spice level: Medium

Praise

“With an addictively acerbic sense of wit and the most empathetic of hearts, Cochrun deftly delves into the complexity of human emotions.”
— Booklist

“A rich exploration of queer identity and community, wrapped in a vacation romance.”
— Library Journal