The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch by Laura Jensen Walker

In this episode of The Jane Healey Happy Hour, Jane Healey talks with award-winning author Laura Jensen Walker about The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch, the story of a solitary 70-year-old book lover who sets out for the legendary Welsh book town of Hay-on-Wye. Walker shares how discovering she was neurodivergent at 67 inspired Primrose and her journey, and why the character’s unexpected bond with her young neurodivergent great-niece became such an important part of the story. She also talks about writing later-in-life reinvention, her love of English bookshops, and a career that has taken her across more than 25 books and several genres.