The Walk
A Novel
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4.2 • 399 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The first book in the inspiring New York Times bestselling series about an executive who loses everything he holds dear and embarks on a walk across America that changes his life forever.
What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life—all at the same time? When it happens to Seattle ad executive Alan Christoffersen, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts. Instead, he decides to take a walk. But not any ordinary walk. Taking with him only the barest of essentials, Alan leaves behind all that he’s known and heads for the farthest point on his map: Key West, Florida. The people he encounters along the way, and the lessons they share with him, will save his life—and inspire yours.
A life-changing journey, both physical and spiritual, The Walk is the first of an unforgettable bestselling series of books about one man’s search for hope.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Taking a page from The Odyssey, bestseller Evans (The Christmas Box) launches a new series of inspirational novels with a serious misstep. In the novel's outset, once-successful Seattle advertising executive Alan Christoffersen loses everything important to him: his beloved wife dies after being thrown by a horse, his business partner steals all their clients for himself, and lenders re-possess Alan's home and cars. Anchorless, Alan decides to take a walk to "the furthest point reachable by foot," Key West, Fla., in search of new meaning. In short chapters, Evans covers the first 12 days of Alan's journey, taking him from Bellevue to Spokane, Washington; the journey is largely uneventful, filled in by details of Alan's meals at small-town diners and fast food joints. Lacking a sense of dynamics or immediacy, the first leg of Evans' epic is a contrived attempt at honest seeking.
Customer Reviews
A must read!
This book is amazing. Ive just started getting back into reading books and I randomly chose this one. I must admit, I could not have picked a better book to read for my new "book journey". It's inspiring, it's heart-felt, it's emotional, it's what a good book should be. I'm eager to read the sequel.
Wonderful story
Great read. Spiritual and hopeful. lots of little life's lessons. Can't wait to read the next one in the series.
Manny Visconti on “The Walk” by Richard Paul Evans
I purchased this book on sale from Simon & Schuster because it seemed like something I would like. Not only did I like it but I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. Richard Paul Evans thank you so much for writing this and I’m sure I’ll thank you again for the other books in the series once I get a chance to read them.