Readers' Choice Book Awards Bronze Winner, Adult NonfictionSome journeys we choose. Others choose us.In the aftermath of tragedy, Barry Hoffner wanted to feel the pulse of the world again. The whole world.When Barry Hoffner lost his wife and travel partner, Jackie, in a sudden tragedy, his grief was a black hole that consumed everything. But amid the quiet wreckage of loss, something unexpected stirred: the call to move, to reconnect, and to live fully again.

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