The Way That Loved Me Back: A Scot’s journey to Santiago de Compostela, Jamie Wallce

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The Way That Loved Me Back: A Scot’s Journey to Santiago de Compostela
Paperback – November 11, 2025
by Jamie Wallace

Callum Jackson isn’t looking for enlightenment—he’s just trying to keep his life from falling apart. Burnt out, heartbroken, and adrift in Glasgow, he finds himself haunted by a recurring dream and a letter that reawakens memories of his grandmother and her faith. When he sets out to walk the Camino de Santiago, it’s meant to be an escape. Instead, it becomes a pilgrimage of healing, rediscovery, and quiet transformation.

Along the winding roads of Spain, Callum meets fellow travelers whose kindness—and pain—reflect his own. A slow-burning romance blossoms, tender and unexpected, challenging everything he thought he knew about love, masculinity, and belonging. Each encounter becomes a lesson, each step a prayer, until the path itself feels like a living presence guiding him toward grace.

Inspired by a true story, The Way That Loved Me Back is a luminous journey through grief, renewal, and queer self-acceptance. It’s a celebration of second chances, ancestral echoes, and the mysterious compassion of a road that dares to love us back.