We have all been there in our
lives, struggling to find our own purpose, in Claire Cook’s most recent book, The Wildwater Walking Club: Back on Track, the
gals from the Wildwater Walking Club help each other through their own
struggles. Noreen, Tess and Rosie hold
each other accountable and encourage each other. They are the kind of friends that everyone
needs in their life.
The Wildwater Walking Club: Back on Track shares the power of friends and the need to go beyond
your comfort zone, but it does so in a light-hearted and fun way. Claire Cook is the master of reinvention and
in this book she once again shows us why she earned that title. The
Wildwater Walking Club: Back on Track is the continuing story of Noreen,
Tess and Rosie who are neighbors that have banded together through their daily
walks. In her usual sassy and casual
style, Claire Cook makes reading feel like a chat with your best girl friends.
Each chapter starts with
Noreen’s daily step count, and those of us sporting our own fitbit can relate to
that daily goal. As Noreen, Tess and
Rosie ‘step’ their way across Europe, they remind us of the importance of
having goals, making a plan to get there, and most of all enjoying time with
good friends along the way.
With vivid descriptions of
the ship and each stop along the way, readers will feel like they are on a
river cruise themselves. Noreen, Tess
and Rosie share a love of lavender and readers can almost smell the lavender as
they read descriptions of the lush lavender fields in France. Cook also incudes practical tips and recipes
at then end of several chapters so readers can recreate them and share in the magic
of lavender for themselves.
Part escape, part self-help
guide, and all fun – this book is a great way to vicariously travel with Noreen
and her friends and perhaps help readers find their purpose too.
I highly recommend this book
to everyone who could use some positive motivation in his or her life.
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review
