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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication date
June 28, 2011
Pages
275
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307450647
ISBN-10
0307450643
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.48 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Other format details
travel
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single? Wander the globe searching for romance and adventure, of course.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heartâand found love and comfort in the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her back to herselfâbut now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she secretly wants most from life: a husband, a family, a home.
When her Parisian lover meets her in Oaxaca and gives her news that heâs found someone new, Laura is stunned and hurt. Now, it seems, she has nothing but her own independence for companyâand, at forty, a lot more wrinkles on her face and fewer years of fertility. How is Laura going to reconcile what seem to be two opposite desires: for adventure, travel, great food, and new experiences, but also a place to call homeâand a loving pair of arms to greet her there?
And so, she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? From Argentina to Peru, Naples to Paris, she basks in the glow of new cultures and local delicacies, always on the lookout for the âoneâ who might become a lifelong companion. But when a terrible incident occurs while sheâs on assignment in the South Pacific, Laura suddenly finds herself more aware of her vulnerability and becomes afraid of traveling. It seems as if she might lose the very thing that has given her so much pleasure in her life, not to mention the career she has built for herself as a world traveler and chronicler of far-flung places.
Finding herself again will be both more difficult and more natural than she imagined. Ultimately, Laura realizes the most important journey she must take is an internal one. And the tale of how she reaches that place will captivate every woman who has ever yearned for a different life.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heartâand found love and comfort in the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her back to herselfâbut now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she secretly wants most from life: a husband, a family, a home.
When her Parisian lover meets her in Oaxaca and gives her news that heâs found someone new, Laura is stunned and hurt. Now, it seems, she has nothing but her own independence for companyâand, at forty, a lot more wrinkles on her face and fewer years of fertility. How is Laura going to reconcile what seem to be two opposite desires: for adventure, travel, great food, and new experiences, but also a place to call homeâand a loving pair of arms to greet her there?
And so, she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? From Argentina to Peru, Naples to Paris, she basks in the glow of new cultures and local delicacies, always on the lookout for the âoneâ who might become a lifelong companion. But when a terrible incident occurs while sheâs on assignment in the South Pacific, Laura suddenly finds herself more aware of her vulnerability and becomes afraid of traveling. It seems as if she might lose the very thing that has given her so much pleasure in her life, not to mention the career she has built for herself as a world traveler and chronicler of far-flung places.
Finding herself again will be both more difficult and more natural than she imagined. Ultimately, Laura realizes the most important journey she must take is an internal one. And the tale of how she reaches that place will captivate every woman who has ever yearned for a different life.
Editions
Hardcover
from Crown Pub (June 1, 2010)
9780307450630 | details & prices | 271 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $24.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Broadway Books (June 28, 2011)
9780307450647 | details & prices | 275 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $15.00
About: What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single?
About: What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single?
CD/Spoken Word
With Kirsten Potter (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (July 26, 2010)
9781400118694 | details & prices | 6.00 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $29.99
About: On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique t.
About: On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique t.
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