Kimberly Meyer

The Book of Wanderings: a Mother-daughter Pilgrimage Kimberly Meyer

Seeking to heal old wounds, a mother and daughter set out on the exotic adventure of a lifetime.

When Kimberly Meyer gave birth to her first daughter, Ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life of exploration she had once imagined for herself was lost in the responsibilities of single motherhood. For years, both mother and daughter are haunted by how Ellie came into being--Kimberly through a restless ache for the world beyond, Ellie through a fear of abandonment.

Longing to reconnect with Ellie before she departs for college and longing, too, to rediscover herself, Kimberly sets off with her daughter on a quest for meaning across the globe. As they leave behind the rhythms of ordinary life and retrace the footsteps of a medieval pilgrim, they visit Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Egypt. In these exotic places--mysterious, spiritual, and infused with rich history--mother and daughter forge a new and lasting bond, and come closer to accepting the separate lives they must now lead.