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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."

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Mark's new companion

2021/12/22

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

25. Flasher on the trail

2021/10/03

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

24. An uncomfortable situation

2021/09/12

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

23. A betrayal uncovered

2021/08/29

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

22 Mark's Temptation

2021/05/21

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

21. Revelation and suspicion.

2021/03/21

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

20. Guilt, doubt and food...

2021/02/28

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

19. Mark makes some friends

2021/02/18

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

18. Signs in the woods

2021/02/06

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

17. The priest and the vagabond

2020/11/26

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

16. Death in the courtyard

2020/10/15

Angela's new life in Australia is working out but, in Santiago, death comes to the household of Isabel and Anxo... 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

15 Mark

2020/09/06

Mark steps off the Autna bus from Porto, to begin his weight-loss bootcamp mission and is plunged into a world where he is playing 'catch-up' from the very start... 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