About the book
This is a journey into the songlines of memory and imagination: the unique view of a westerner on his heritage and what it might hold for us in this age of communication overload, conflict and environmental crisis.
The journey landscapes release their tales of civilization, songs of creation, myth, spiritual vision, man's age old quest through life….
This book is the fruit of many years research. It is a novel and, in the same breath, a guidebook for the physical and metaphysical traveler: a rich, compelling invitation to explore the ribbons of stories woven into the landscapes of Italy.
About Carmen Via and Italy. Carmen Via is a unique perspective on Italy; a country that has had such a profound influence on law, education, religion, art, music, literature, psychology and communication. She is, despite infuriating flaws, beloved of the entire World.