"Where Echoes Meet"

I've just finished reading a most inspiring book by a young girl of just 18 years of age. Catherine Simon has written with great maturity the stories of nine pilgrims whose lives have been changed by Lourdes.

I was offered the book to read and I thought I'll just have a quick look through it and read a few paragraphs here and there to get a feel for it but after the first few pages, I was 'hooked'.

You'd think that a book which goes into great detail about the tragic life stories of each of its subjects with quite severe, physical, mental or emotional disabilities would be depressing beyond words, but I found it quite the opposite. The sense of hope and the deep faith of the Pilgrims leaped out at me from the page and I found it quite inspiring.

If you ever get a change to read this book, I heartily recommend it to you whether or not you're already a convinced Lourdes fan, or have in fact never visited the shrine in the French village in the Pyrenees. If you'd like to find out more please check out the website.