Traveling with ghosts, a memoir
Author: Shannon Leone Fowler
Language: English
Summary: From grief to reckoning to reflection to solace, a marine biologist shares the solo journey she took—through war-ravaged Eastern Europe, Israel, and beyond—to find peace after her fiancé suffered a fatal attack by a box jellyfish in Thailand.
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Leave Only Footprints : My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
Author: Conor Knighton
Language: English
Summary: From the Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, an entertaining chronicle of his year spent traveling to every one of our National Parks, including his experiences with some of the most beautiful places–and most interesting people–that America has to offer. Continue reading “Leave Only Footprints : My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park”
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders
Author: Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton, Maciej Potulny
Language: English
Summary: Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 600 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Continue reading “Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders”
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Travel Light, Move Fast
Author: Alexandra Fuller
Language: English
Summary: Six months before he died in Budapest, Tim Fuller turned to his daughter: “Let me tell you the secret to life right now, in case I suddenly give up the ghost.” Then he lit his pipe and stroked his dog Harry’s head. Harry put his paw on Dad’s lap and they sat there, the two of them, one man and his dog, keepers to the secret of life. “Well?” she said. “Nothing comes to mind, quite honestly, Bobo,” he said, with some surprise. “Now that I think about it, maybe there isn’t a secret to life. It’s just what it is, right under your nose. What do you think, Harry?” Harry gave Dad a look of utter agreement. He was a very superior dog. “Well, there you have it,” Dad said. Continue reading “Travel Light, Move Fast”
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Il té letterario di Expatclic del 26 giugno 2020
Oggi era il compleanno di Claudiaexpat, che ha ricevuto con gioia gli auguri del gruppo. Il nostro tema era… I GIALLI Tutte hanno avuto tanto da dire su questo topic, e i titoli e gli autori segnalati si sono sprecati. Abbiamo spaziato da Fruttero-Lucentini al francese Modiano, da Conan Doyle all’impareggiabile Agatha Christie, vera passione di alcune di noi, fino ai nordeuropei come Stieg Larssen … Continue reading Il té letterario di Expatclic del 26 giugno 2020
Always Another Country
Author: Sisonke Msimang
Language: English
Summary: “Brutally and uncompromisingly honest, Sisonke’s beautifully crafted storytelling enriches the already extraordinary pool of young African women writers of our time.” ―Graça Machel, widow of former South African president Nelson Mandela
Born in exile, in Zambia, to a guerrilla father and a working mother, Sisonke Msimang is constantly on the move. Her parents, talented and highly educated, travel from Zambia to Kenya and Canada and beyond with their young family. Always the outsider, and against a backdrop of racism and xenophobia, Sisonke develops her keenly perceptive view of the world. In this sparkling account of a young girl’s path to womanhood, Sisonke interweaves her personal story with her political awakening in America and Africa, her euphoria at returning to the new South Africa, and her disillusionment with the new elites. Confidential and reflective, Always Another Country is a search for belonging and identity: a warm and intimate story that will move many readers.
Sisonke Msimang is one of the most exciting contemporary female black voices in literature. Now based in Perth, Australia, she regularly contributes to publications like The Guardian, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times. She has over 20,000 followers on Twitter @Sisonkemsimang. Her TED Talk,“If a story moves you, act on it,” has been viewed over 1.3 million times. (Goodreads)
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