A Journey Through Story, Culture, and the Intelligence We Forgot

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Part personal journey, part cultural excavation, The Hidden Camino is Louise Sommer’s bestselling book. It is now being reimagined in a powerful third edition with a completely new ending and update. 

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Originally released in 2014 (first edition, and a second edition in 2016) and featured at the Byron Bay Writers Festival, the book offers a bold, research-informed narrative that weaves together travel, cultural memory, and the unspoken histories of women. But this is not a typical pilgrimage memoir. It is a layered investigation into how our social structures and cultural narratives—particularly around gender, leadership, and intelligence, have been shaped, mythologised, and often distorted through time.

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Set along the ancient Camino de Santiago, The Hidden Camino challenges dominant historical narratives and invites readers into a deeper, more symbolic interpretation to understand elements like cultural narratives, identity, and leadership. 

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This book is for you if you’ve ever wondered:

• Who gets to write history, and what gets left out?

• What happens when emotional, social, and cultural intelligence are overlooked in our leadership models?

• How personal story can become a tool for reclaiming collective memory?

• How this could effect social structures and norms today?

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With its unique blend of memoir, academic insight, and narrative psychology, The Hidden Camino is both accessible and intellectually rich. It speaks to creatives, educators, researchers, and anyone ready to explore identity through a cultural lens.

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The Third Edition is Coming!

The upcoming third edition is currently in development; refined, expanded, and more relevant than ever. Join the mailing list here to receive early access and exclusive updates.