Best Foot Forward : From La Rochelle to Lake Geneva - The Misadventures of an Englishwoman
by Susie Kelly | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0553814907 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0553814907 Global Overview for this book
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Amazon Editorial Review:
Why would an unfit, 50-something Englishwoman embark on a solo walk across France from La Rochelle on the west coast to Lake Geneva over the Swiss border? And why would a total stranger from San Antonio, Texas come to live in her crumbling French farmhouse to house-sit for a multitude of boisterous and unpredictable animals? With no experience of hiking or camping, not to mention using a compass, Susie Kelly found out the hard way that it is possible to be overloaded and ill-prepared at the same time. Scorching days, glacial nights, perpetual blisters, inaccurate maps, a leaking tent and an inappropriate sleeping bag were daily vexations, but as she hobbled eastwards, the glory of the French landscape revealed its magic and the kindness of strangers repaid her discomfort in spades. This is a tale of English eccentricity, the American pioneering spirit, and of two women old enough to know better.
This copy bought from a charity shop especially for Bookcrossing.
Amazon Editorial Review:
Why would an unfit, 50-something Englishwoman embark on a solo walk across France from La Rochelle on the west coast to Lake Geneva over the Swiss border? And why would a total stranger from San Antonio, Texas come to live in her crumbling French farmhouse to house-sit for a multitude of boisterous and unpredictable animals? With no experience of hiking or camping, not to mention using a compass, Susie Kelly found out the hard way that it is possible to be overloaded and ill-prepared at the same time. Scorching days, glacial nights, perpetual blisters, inaccurate maps, a leaking tent and an inappropriate sleeping bag were daily vexations, but as she hobbled eastwards, the glory of the French landscape revealed its magic and the kindness of strangers repaid her discomfort in spades. This is a tale of English eccentricity, the American pioneering spirit, and of two women old enough to know better.
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This is now on its way to one of the winners in my birthday/wedding anniverasry RABCK draw. I hope you enjoy it!
This is now on its way to one of the winners in my birthday/wedding anniverasry RABCK draw. I hope you enjoy it!
Again, Yorkshire-lass, congratulations on your birthday and your wedding anniversary, and thanks so much for sending this RABCK!
I've found that I love travel stories more than almost any other genre lately, and this one looks like a gem. I'm very much looking forward to reading it.
I've found that I love travel stories more than almost any other genre lately, and this one looks like a gem. I'm very much looking forward to reading it.
