{"product_id":"the-closest-thing-to-magic-the-camino-de-santiago-through-my-mothers-forgetting-and-my-own-becoming-9798900022949","title":"The Closest Thing to Magic, The Camino de Santiago: Through My Mother's Forgetting And My Own Becoming by Hogan, Andrea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe was losing her mother...one memory at a time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears earlier, Andrea Hogan's mother walked the Camino de Santiago, capturing every step in a journal. Now, as Alzheimer's begins to steal those memories away, Andrea makes a bold decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe will walk the same 500-mile journey before it's too late.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a physical pilgrimage becomes something far more intimate. A daughter's attempt to reconnect with the woman she's slowly losing, and to understand who she is becoming in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the road, Andrea retraces her mother's footsteps through villages and valleys, grief and laughter, memory and forgetting. With each mile, she uncovers fragments of the past-and pieces of herself she didn't know were missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Closest Thing to Magic\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving memoir about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoving someone through Alzheimer's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe invisible weight of caregiving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd the fragile, powerful ways we hold on to each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eStill Alice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a story about what we lose...and what we find along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Hogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798900022949","brand":"Spines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533099700377,"sku":"9798900022949","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9798900022949.jpg?v=1790284834","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-closest-thing-to-magic-the-camino-de-santiago-through-my-mothers-forgetting-and-my-own-becoming-9798900022949","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}