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Publication Date : 28th July 2025
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Genre : Memoir
Page Count : 231 pages
Series / Standalone : Standalone
A story of loss and discovery which is part memoir and part travelogue. In the wake of losing his wife Mary the author accepted an unexpected invitation to travel to Colombia.
This became both a journey through the Colombian Andes and also one through the stages of bereavement.
How does a person mourn when their leading emotion is relief?
After being trapped by circumstances into caring for, in isolation, a complex and reclusive partner, the author was released by her death but only into disorientation.
The chance offer from an old acquaintance led to an exotic travel experience, and a culture and landscape so stunning that everything had to be brought into a different perspective.
This frank and poignant memoir will appeal to people who enjoy reflective travel literature, to those who have had ‘complex’ bereavements, people interested in the reflections and choices of later life, It is for those who are drawn to lose and find themselves through travel to exotic locations.
Within the travel book genre, it is the first book of reflective travel writing about Colombia in the round: previous books have concentrated on narco-crime in the region.
About Raphael Wilkins
Raphael Wilkins was born in Eltham, south east London, in 1951, He chose education for his career, starting as a geography teacher in Bromley, then progressing to education officer posts in three other London boroughs.
Next he worked for the House of Commons Select Committee for Education, Science and Arts, and subsequently as Education Officer of the Association of London Authorities. He returned to local government in senior education officer roles, and in 2001 switched to freelance consultancy, supporting a number of national organisations on matters of education policy and leadership, before moving to Pro-Director positions at the University of London Institute of Education, and the Presidency of The College of Teachers UK.
In his professional field he published two books, and over 70 book chapters, articles and research reports. His increasing international consultancies involved extensive global travel, which stimulated his interest in writing travel memoirs.
His trilogy ’49 Steps’ (Accidental Traveller (2016), An Educational Journey (2021) and Zindabad! Supporting education leaders from Accra to Taipei (2021)) recounts those work-related journeys. Raphael Wilkins lives in Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK
