In this lyrical, poetic, and charmingly funny book, Laurie Gough drives from Ontario to California reflecting on a life spent travelling in search of new experiences and familiar sensations. Heading towards a half-remembered cave on the Pacific coast where her younger, more adventurous self once stayed, she recalls adventures in Sumatra, the Yukon and many places in between—and wonders what compels her to keep moving through life while everyone else has found a place to belong.
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"-'...she is a curious traveller with a good ear for dialogue and a wild way with words, wrapping her account of travels in the Pacific, Italy, Morocco and elsewhere in a vibrant poetry.' Anthony Sattin, The Sunday Times Travel section -'A sensual, harrowing, inspirational trip' Bestselling author Peter Moore"
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Lauded by TIME magazine as "one of the new generation of intrepid young female travel writers," Laurie Gough is author of Kite Strings of the Southern Cross: A Woman's Travel Odyssey, shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and silver medal winner of Foreword magazine's Travel Book of the Year in the U.S. Seventeen of her stories have been anthologized in various literary travel books, including Salon.com's Wanderlust: Real-Life Tales of Adventure and Romance; AWOL: Tales for Travel-Inspired Minds; Sand in My Bra: Funny Women Write from the Road; Hyenas Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure; and A Woman's World. She has written for Salon.com, the LA Times, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, Outpost, Canadian Geographic, numerous literary journals, and has got lost on buses in so many countries that she has decided to take up hitch-hiking again when she's 72.
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By NW
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Anyone with a gypsy heart, itchy feet, and an attraction to the open road will find Laurie Gough's account of her soul searching trip from Ontario to the Californian coast a delightful escape from the humdrum of everyday life. The reader is made to feel like an old friend, reading with envy this story of self-discovery and independence. Throughout the main story, Gough seamlessly weaves in anecdotes from her international adventures, which adds spice and serves to increase the readers appetite for more.
While reading the book, I couldn't help but reminisce about my own adventures and search my soul about my home and identity. Like great travel writers, Gough does not merely describe a trip or a place, she recounts a life experience from which a lesson is learned and new perspective is gained. Life is not merely about work and the occasional "microwave" holiday, it is about actively confronting our myopic views of our lives and the world around us.
If you're looking for a fun read or a read that stimulates introspection, I would recommend this book on both counts.
Thumbs up from me,
NW
While reading the book, I couldn't help but reminisce about my own adventures and search my soul about my home and identity. Like great travel writers, Gough does not merely describe a trip or a place, she recounts a life experience from which a lesson is learned and new perspective is gained. Life is not merely about work and the occasional "microwave" holiday, it is about actively confronting our myopic views of our lives and the world around us.
If you're looking for a fun read or a read that stimulates introspection, I would recommend this book on both counts.
Thumbs up from me,
NW
Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it. From the first page, Gough pulled me in and peaked my curiosity. I couldn't wait to learn what would happen next as she related her trek across America and other worldwide adventures.
Her narrative was fluent and natural, at times laugh-out-loud funny. Her "flying by the seat of her pants" exploits kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire read. Never a dull moment.
Her narrative was fluent and natural, at times laugh-out-loud funny. Her "flying by the seat of her pants" exploits kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire read. Never a dull moment.
Format:Paperback
Laurie's vivid descriptions of her travels across the U.S bring back memories of my own treks throughout America, especially California.
Kiss the Sunset Pig is at times funny, sad and introspective and above all, always entertaining.
I highly recommend this book!
Kiss the Sunset Pig is at times funny, sad and introspective and above all, always entertaining.
I highly recommend this book!
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Kiss the Sunset Pig
Finally a book that shows and describes the thought processes that go through a mid-adults' mind! I remember in my twenty-something years analysing my thoughts the very same way... Read more
Published on Aug 15 2007 by Valerie Thompson Winger
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Amazingly funny
Just an all round good read.
I am a 64 year old male 350 pound bald tax consultant who found the exploits of this female back packer almost incredible. Read more
I am a 64 year old male 350 pound bald tax consultant who found the exploits of this female back packer almost incredible. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2007 by taxman - vancouver
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wicked book
I travelled lasy yr in the states annd canada, and this beautifully written book refllected some of my experieces. Read more
Published on May 15 2007 by Ms. Joanna Munro
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Guys like it too!
I just wanted to thank Laurie for allowing me to travel along with her vicariously. I'm a married man with 4 children (stupid! stupid! stupid! Read more
Published on May 12 2007 by Toby
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Fabulous!
This is a smart, witty tale. Gough is a natural storyteller with a love of language and adventure. Read more
Published on Aug 25 2006 by Susan M. Pitman
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view from mom's basement
wow, what a great ride. i just rode west with laurie gough all the way to the magic, mystical california coast! Read more
Published on July 7 2006 by m. basement
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A travel book that will transport you
This book is for anyone who wonders if they have the courage to put their life in a pack and voyage far from home, in all senses of the word. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2006 by Jean Mills
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Hard to put this book down
Having done my share of backpacking, I was curious to see if Gough could caputre the experience with any authenticity. Read more
Published on Jun 14 2006 by Charmian Christie
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