Dimensions
255 x 255 x 17mm
An anthology of travel writing beautifully enhanced with period and contemporary photographs.
Some of the extraordinary women whose writings are included in this collection are observers of the world in which they wander; their prose rich in description, remarkable in detail.
Mary McCarthy conveys the vitality of Florence while Willa Cather's essay on Lavandou foreshadows her descriptions of the French countryside in later novels. Others are more active participants in the culture they are visiting, such as Leila Philip, as she harvests rice with chiding Japanese women, or Emily Carr, as she wins the respect and trust of the female chieftain of an Indian village in northern Canada.
Often they are storytellers, weaving tales about people they meet, such as Mildred Cable and Francesca French with their intriguing anecdote about the dissident Chinese fugitive in Mongolia who surreptitiously makes enquiries about his family.
Whether it is curiosity about the world, a thirst for adventure or escape from personal tragedy, all of these women are united in that they approached their journeys with wit, intelligence, compassion and empathy.
