No fixed address / Robyn Davidson.

In every religion I can think of, there exists some variation on the theme of abandoning the settled life and walking one's way to godliness. The Hindu Sadhu, leaving behind family and wealth to live as a beggar; the pilgrims of Compostela walking away their sins; the circumambulators of the Bu...

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Main Author: Davidson, Robyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London, UK] : Black Inc. Short Blacks, 2015.
Series:Davidson, Robyn. Short Black.
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