I Write So You Can Hear Me

Magali Dubreuil Bourguet

Sinopse

Noa, twelve years old, precocious, a poet, and hypersensitive, misunderstood and a victim of bullying, attempts to cut out his tongue before retreating into silence. Initially admitted to a child psychiatric hospital, his parents, determined to do whatever it takes to help their son, take a two-month sabbatical to accompany him on the Camino de Santiago, from Irun to Santiago de Compostela via El Camino del Norte. The reader is invited into a story full of emotions, to experience their struggles, joys, and encounters, immersed in grand and diverse landscapes. 
For the writing of this story, the author invested herself deeply, both personally, emotionally, and physically. 
Magali (Mag.B.) set out for 34 days, walking the Camino del Norte, covering 840 km, writing a chapter each day in complete immersion. Between fiction and reality, laughter and tears, inner and outer beauty, doubts and achievements, this novel will touch you to the core.

Disponível desde: 22/04/2025.

Comprimento de impressão: 1000 páginas.

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