Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel (Paperback)

~ Lisa Alpine (Author), Jacqueline Butler (Author), Pamela Michael (Author), Cathleen Miller (Author), Carla King (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"All of travel's great moments are here in this book." -- - Maureen Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet

"These gutsy women … push the envelope in adventure, romance, and humor!" -- - Marybeth Bond, editor of Travelers' Tales: A Woman's World

"fascinating and scrupulously crafted tales of exploits, encounters and accidents" -- Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

"the observations and the quality of the writing make this the most distinctive and appealing travel anthology of the year" -- Tim Cahill, author of Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered

"these travelers and their tales exude an insatiable wanderlust and an endless capacity for wonder" -- - Don George, editor of Wanderlust: The Best of Salon Travel

All of travel's great moments are here in this book. -- Maureen Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet

Product Description

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762723777
• ISBN-13: 978-0762723775
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,564 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Brad Newsham (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Anthony Toohey "Looney" (King City, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

"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.