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What, in our busy, materialistic 21st century, is this apparently anachronistic phenomenon all about? What drives thousands of people of all nationalities and creeds to make long, exhausting walks across the cold mountains and hot table lands of Spain, to take part in a medieval Christian liturgy of spiritual renewal and reconciliation with God?

Forty-eight years ago, a young and apprehensive Tony Kevin set off with his family on his first diplomatic posting, to Moscow at the height of the Cold War. In the Russian winter of 2016 he returns alone, a private citizen, aged 73. What will he find? How has Russia changed since those grim Soviet days? Tony Kevin had a successful and challenging diplomatic career, ending with ambassadorships to Poland (1991-94) and Cambodia (1994-97). He now ...

In October 2001, over 400 asylum-seekers departed from Indonesia in a grossly overcrowded, rickety boat bound for Australia. Somewhere between the two countries the boat sank with a huge loss of life - 353 of the asylum seekers drowned. This book is an examination of the event, an effort to spark a full-power inquiry.