{"product_id":"departures-9780751577051","title":"Departures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love Anna''s writing, and I adore stories of adventuring women''\u003cb\u003e Dolly Alderton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Humorous, emotional and useful'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beautiful memoir'' Dawn\u003cb\u003e O''Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Warm, witty and gorgeously written''\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Pool \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Even armchair travellers will get a vicarious thrill from \u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e''\u003ci\u003e Red\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA call-to-action for adventurers everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepartures \u003c\/i\u003eis about the power of travel to transform us, heal us, challenge us and turn us into everyday adventure-seekers even after we return to the grind back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave you ever \u003c\/b\u003eturned up on a post-heartbreak holiday hopelessly unprepared and been forced to\u003cb\u003e sleep on the floor wrapped up in a curtain\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow about \u003c\/b\u003ethat eagerly-awaited solo adventure\u003cb\u003e when you had to be airlifted home? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr what about \u003c\/b\u003ethe time you went to a fascinating European cultural capital and\u003cb\u003e neglected\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Anna's] stories of growing up via far-flung adventures and eye-opening city breaks are so \u003cb\u003ewarm, witty and gorgeously written\u003c\/b\u003e that it's hard not to find yourself on Skyscanner within half an hour of cracking the book open. Plus she has the most helpful advice, from how to 'prescribe' yourself a hotel to the real secret to beating jet lag. Perfect snow-week escapism * The Pool *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful memoir \u003c\/b\u003eabout travel and letting go -- Dawn O'Porter * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eWe defy anyone to read intrepid journalist Anna Hart's travel memoir and not resolve to dust off their passport and embark on some new adventures. \u003cb\u003eA call to action for women everywhere,\u003c\/b\u003e Hart writes about the transformative and healing power of travel - and how its effect can last way past touchdown at Heathrow * Smallish *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust in time for the summer holidays is this great book from travel writer Anna Hart\u003c\/b\u003e, which is part memoir, part how-to guide on making any holiday an adventure and having the same adventures back home. \u003cb\u003eFrom Bali to LA, New Zealand to er, Margate, even armchair travellers will get a vicarious thrill from \u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003eHaving worked with and been friends with Anna for years, it was fun to read about her globe-trotting adventures. I could hear her laugh behind the tales of some of her crazier adventures and thought it was brave to share some of the scarier and rougher parts of traveling alone as well as an insight in to trying to do it all in the grips of depression.\u003cb\u003e I read it in one day \u003c\/b\u003eand look forward to experiencing the next chapter with her. -- Jamie Klingler * iNews *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736978075991,"sku":"9780751577051","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780751577051.jpg?v=1723810872","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/departures-9780751577051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}