Hildasay to Home: How I Found My Family By Walking the UK Coastline

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Walking saved his life. Now it will help find him a family. In the follow-up to his Sunday Times bestselling Finding Hildasay, Christian Lewis takes his next steps - along the coastline of Britain and on the road of life. Since his time on Hildasay, Chris's adventure has only got wilder. No one was more surprised than Chris when, in November 2020, he had an unlikely (seemingly destined) encounter with fellow adventurer Kate. The two turned out to be kindred spirits and - even more astonishingly - Kate made the bold decision to join Chris on the walk of a lifetime. Day in, day out, as they trekked the coastline down from Scotland together, their relationship grew, and soon the couple were thrown in at the deep end when their first child - baby Magnus - arrived. But, away from Scotland, Chris's struggles with mental health returned. The solitude of Hildasay seemed far away and he unravelled once again. Through injuries and setbacks, with Jet the dog ageing and baby Magnus growing by the day, the adventurous family of four had to find their feet and come together to complete this epic challenge. They've navigated the eastern coastline of Scotland, through Yorkshire and East Anglia, and struggled on to the Jurassic Coast, where Chris slowly came back into himself. In Hildasay to Home, Chris finally crosses the finish line back in Swansea, with almost half a million pounds raised. He reflects beautifully on all that he's learned - and the family he's found for himself along the way. Praise for Finding Hildasay 'The real journey here is one of self-discovery' - The Mail on Sunday 'I love how genuine it feels . . . Chris is a remarkable man' - Dorset Magazine

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The word inspiration is often overused; Chris really is an inspiration. I urge you to read his tale -- Sir Andrew Gregory, CEO of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, on Finding Hildasay
Exhilarating -- Observer, on Finding Hildasay
The real journey here is one of self-discovery -- Mail on Sunday, on Finding Hildasay
I love how genuine it feels . . . Chris is a remarkable man -- Dorset Magazine on Finding Hildasay
Bursting with positivity and hope -- Ben Fogle

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On 1 August 2017, former paratrooper Christian Lewis set off from Swansea to walk the entire coastline of the UK. Christian's search for self-discovery, and his goal to raise awareness and funds for the veterans' charity SSAFA, would become a journey beyond his or anyone's expectations. From raising over a quarter of a million pounds to adopting a dog called Jet to finding love with fellow adventurer Kate, he had no idea when he started this once-in-a-lifetime experience that he would be crossing the finish line some five and a half years later with a fiance, a baby and renewed sense of purpose. His story is one of survival and hope, but it's also proof that, with the right mindset, anything is possible. Finding Hildasay, Christian's first book about his journey, was a Sunday Times bestseller.