Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
By: Maggie Downs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Newly married and established in her career as an award–winning newspaper journalist, Maggie Downs …
Want to Read $ 11.99"When the road stretches long and dark and ragged, it’s sweetness that remains at the end of it."-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
"When the road stretches long and dark and ragged, it’s sweetness that remains at the end of it."-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
"Nobody warned me about this part. When I envisioned my trip, I imagined exciting adventures, exotic locales, a jet-set lifestyle. I never thought grief and doubt would climb into my backpack and come with me. I pictured standing at the top of the Sun Gate, looking down at Machu Picchu, without ever thinking about the steps it would take to get there. This is the curse of wanderlust, when the postcard image becomes a brutal reality."-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
"Nobody warned me about this part. When I envisioned my trip, I imagined exciting adventures, exotic locales, a jet-set lifestyle. I never thought grief and doubt would climb into my backpack and come with me. I pictured standing at the top of the Sun Gate, looking down at Machu Picchu, without ever thinking about the steps it would take to get there. This is the curse of wanderlust, when the postcard image becomes a brutal reality."-Maggie Downs, Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
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1. The Longings of Women
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Format: 448 pages, Paperback
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"Children always wanted their parents in situ, in stasis. The faster they changed, the more their parents should remain the same."-Marge Piercy, The Longings of Women
2. Until I Say Goodbye: A Book about Living
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3. The Yellow Envelope: One Gift, Three Rules, and a Life-Changing Journey Around the World
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4. The Secret Hour
By: Luanne Rice
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
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5. Family Happiness
By: Laurie Colwin
3.64
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Polly is a happy wife and mother from a remarkable strong and attractive family -- until one day sh… read more
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6. Bandit: A Daughter's Memoir
By: Molly Brodak
4.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
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7. The Prague Sonata
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8. Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure
By: Barbara Savage
4.31
Format: 517 pages,
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9. Devotion: A Memoir
By: Dani Shapiro
3.76
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
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10. A Dog Called Hope: The wounded warrior and the dog who dared to love him
By: Damien Lewis , None
3.79
Format: 160 pages,
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By: Heather Vogel Frederick
4.25
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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4.20
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4.04
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"It was a habit, with my parents: omitting information, not wanting to worry them unnecessarily. Though they’d raised me so American, I could never manage the sorts of American relationships my friend…"-Rachel Khong, Real Americans
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4.09
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3.83
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3.75
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28. Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime
By: Maggie Downs
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29. It Had to Be You
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30. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant
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31. Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health
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