Drawn by a Star
"Drawn by a Star" is Irish Andalucian-based artist and writer, Meg Robinson's first travel memoir, and documents with lyrical force an exhilarating personal quest which traces the trials and triumphs of an intrepid South American passage.
Against a dramatic backdrop of Patagonian ice-fields, Chilean fjords and forests, and the snow-capped Andes, we accompany her on a journey to the remote pioneer village of Tortel, in search of a story to make into a film.
An author in search of characters, Meg introduces us to the fascinating people who inspire her along the way, none of whom are as ominous as the Russian tarot reader from Santiago who warns of a looming crisis, nor as intriguing as the legendary Andrés, the Canadian guide with a mysterious past and a magnetic pull.
Having come to find a story, she discovers that she is invited to tell her own; what began as a journey into one of the world's great wildernesses becomes a voyage into an inner territory of a personal history shaped by the twin constellations of challenge and creativity. Interlaced with astutely entertaining tales of the difficulties encountered by the independent traveller, as well as informed accounts of the legacy of the European pioneers and the hardships endured by the region's contemporary local population, Drawn by a Star is a captivating blend of history, travel narrative and spiritual autobiography.
An artist's tale for every seeking soul, this is a book which brings a dramatic landscape to life and beautifully conveys the experience of mapping a series of inner and outer adventures which teach us about the nature of love, loss, and the promise contained within the alchemy of transformation.
... Review by Sarah MacDonald
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