The Roving Wrinkly - Couverture rigide

Edmonds, Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846244706 ISBN 13 : 9781846244704

Editeur : Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

What do you do when you suddenly and unexpectedly find yourself with all the time in the world to do whatever you like - and no one now to do it with?

Recently retired and even more recently, and traumatically, bereaved, Mary Edmonds found herself in this position. So what did she do? She took herself off to parts of the world many of us haven't even heard of, let alone know where they are!

This delightful book is a poignant yet humorous account of Mary's first forays out on her own - to Moldova, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Nepal. Along the way, we get to know the people she becomes acquainted with as she carves out a new and adventurous life alone.

Full of sharply perceived characters, local history and charming anecdotes, this is a book for all ages, and for those who love travelling, whether in reality or from the comfort of their armchair!

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in London in 1930, Mary Edmonds spent the war as an evacuee. After finishing her education in Rickmansworth and Chiswick, she was desperate to be a journalist, but, thwarted by a mother with other ideas, she eventually became a secondary schoolteacher instead, retiring from Waldegrave School for Girls in 1991. She also completed a degree in Business Studies in 1984.

Married for forty years, she has four children. Her husband died in 1993, and his traumatic death is where The Roving Wrinkly begins. Since 1997, where the story ends, she has travelled to many other far-flung parts of the globe, including Africa, South America, the Galapagos Islands, Cuba and Borneo. She has particularly fallen in love with Mojacar in south-east Spain and now spends much of her time there, although she retains her home in Twickenham.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846244706
• ISBN 13: 9781846244704
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible