Pins and Needles
Pins and Needles
Declan
Multi award-winning Irish film maker and writer, Declan Cassidy, reads his novel, Pins and Needles, in regular instalments. The book was number 3 on the Hodges Figgis Best Seller list in Ireland when it was published in 2017. According to the Dublin People newspaper, it is "a mystical journey full of wonder, wisdom and self-discovery." The novel is set against the backdrop of Spain's world-famous Camino de Santiago. According to a review: "this superbly crafted novel introduces an exciting new genre in literary fiction – Celtic magical realism."
Mark's new companion
An opportunistic theft leaves the priest in his boxer shorts, while Mark, coming to the rescue of his Camino-nemesis, finds himself with a new companion. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Dec 22, 2021
13 min
25. Flasher on the trail
The vagabundo has a brainwave the promises to support he and the priest upon the way and a flasher lies in wait for a peregrina victim to chance along... If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Oct 3, 2021
14 min
24. An uncomfortable situation
A traumatic event for Angela reveals her heroes while Mark and Johanna awkwardly part ways. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Sep 12, 2021
16 min
23. A betrayal uncovered
Isabel makes a discovery that confirms her worst fears and makes plans to confront her rival. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Aug 29, 2021
14 min
22 Mark's Temptation
Mark spends an evening with Johanna and finds himself opening up to her about his troubled childhood. Night time finds her in his thoughts in place of his long-distance girlfriend Adelina. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
May 21, 2021
10 min
21. Revelation and suspicion.
Helen, sorting her daughter and granddaughter's house for the removal people, has a revelation that sends her to make a long-distance call. Meanwhile, Isabel returns to her home, accompanied by Subinspector Pedrosa, who has gauged that she's fearful of returning to the scene of the intruder's death. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Mar 21, 2021
15 min
20. Guilt, doubt and food...
Isabel has a crisis of conscience as specialists struggle to understand Anxo's illness, we meet Brad and Tanya and the vagabundo teaches the priest a thing or two about scavenging. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Feb 28, 2021
22 min
19. Mark makes some friends
Having abandoned the freshly baked bread at the monument of San Telmo, according to the sadistic instructions of his fitness instructor, Mark walks wearily on until he comes across two Spaniards and a crippled Finn... If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Feb 18, 2021
10 min
18. Signs in the woods
At the memorial to San Telmo, in a forest near Tui, Mark finds strength, the priest finds a sign and the vagabundo realises that he's not in trouble...  If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Feb 6, 2021
21 min
17. The priest and the vagabond
Mark sets out on his Camino and meets his first, harsh trial. Fr Delucci gets the miraculous sign that he craves and a vagabond makes a wonderful discovery. If you're finding the reading too slow, you can buy the book from Amazon in paperback or Kindle eBook form https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pins-Needles-Santiago-Compostela-destination-ebook/dp/B074HYF7X3
Nov 26, 2020
25 min
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