Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel [Paperback]

Lisa Alpine (Author), Jacqueline Butler (Author), Pamela Michael (Author), Cathleen Miller (Author), Carla King (Author), Lauren Cuthbert (Author), Danielle Machotka (Author), Linda Watanabe McFerrin (Author), Lynn Ferrin (Author), Jennifer Leo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel is an anthology from a remarkable writers' group. The WWW - a gathering of twelve women - travel the globe, returning as often as they can to share their tales of adventure.

Through these pages you will journey alongside each author, traveling through China on a motorcycle, playing with fire at a volcano's edge in Hawaii, experiencing the supernatural in Scotland, or falling in love in Moscow.

Life's adventures are expressed here with sensitivity and verve, providing a terrific read that is sure to become a favorite of book groups, armchair travelers, and wild women everywhere. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages)

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Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel is an anthology from a remarkable writers' group. The WWW - a gathering of twelve women - travel the globe, returning as often as they can to share their tales of adventure.Through these pages you will journey alongside each author, traveling through China on a motorcycle, playing with fire at a volcano's edge in Hawaii, experiencing the supernatural in Scotland, or falling in love in Moscow.Life's adventures are expressed here with sensitivity and verve, providing a terrific read that is sure to become a favorite of book groups, armchair travelers, and wild women everywhere. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762723777
• ISBN-13: 978-0762723775
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly executed!, June 7, 2002

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Brad Newsham (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book was perfectly conceived and executed. These 24 smart stories by 12 smart women cover the whole tonal range -- funny, poignant, gut-wrenching, beautiful, thoughtful, irreverant, wonderfully sappy... And the publishing concept itself was brilliant, a clever way to crack a difficult market: strength in numbers, taking power into their own hands...in retrospect it seems so obvious, but I'm sure that two years ago these women had little idea how brilliant they were being... I'm 50 years old now, and anyone who has reached my stage of geezerhood knows the value of having even one good solid friend. I attended a salon event these women put on in San Francisco recently, and I mentioned to one of them just how great I thought it would be to have twelve friends as tight as they seem to be. Her response: "Well, now you do!" And that is the feeling that one comes away with after reading their book: Twelve new friends.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Class Book On World Travel, June 6, 2002

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Susannah Neel (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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"Stories Of World Travel" by the Wild Writing Women is the best and most entertaining travel book that I have read. Each chapter is a stand-alone story of an exotic adventure written by experienced authors and travelers. The "Spirits of Scotland" story by Cathleen Miller had a most surprising twist on a honeymoon adventure. I recommend the book highly.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Wild Women, July 10, 2002

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Anthony Toohey (Western US) - See all my reviews
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What a refreshing, beautiful book. The essays within are full of powerful and rich personality, which serves to give a full sensory perception of the places of which they write. There is an abandon and adventurous spirit that blows through the pages and inspires the reader not just to travel, but to really experience the places one goes, even close to home.