The Camino is an outdoor adventure story and an inner spirit quest. Shirley Maclaine not only teaches us about the Camino but takes us on an inner journey in search of universal truth, self-discovery and self-realization. Her poetic writing is the icing on the cake: "Life on earth is somewhere between feeling liberated and deprived. Like a harp string-if it is too tight, it won't play, if it is too loose, it hangs. The tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle ... The earth mother is our link to who we are as her spiritual children. And as her inhabitants, our balance and harmony will insure hers."