Browsing: Travel

Laura Bradbury left a promising legal career in London to revive a dilapidated house in the French countryside. Amidst the grapevines of a charming Burgundian village, she fell in love with her adventurous new life. A rich, inspiring memoir for anyone who’s ever dreamed of making a change.

The expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark springs to life in this dramatic New York Times bestseller. Follow the party of explorers on their famous journey across the American frontier.

“London itself is as powerful a presence here as the three gay men whose lives it absorbs.”?The Times Literary Supplement…

As a nurse on a remote Scottish island, Mary came to know the land and its residents as few outsiders ever could. Here she shares her experiences in “a lovely account of ordinary people thriving in an extraordinary landscape” (Kirkus Reviews).

Rediscover a forgotten America via its most famous highway! With captivating stories of the personalities that traversed the original Route 66 — including John Steinbeck, Al Capone, and Dorothea Lange — this book is “full of interesting or amazing historical facts… A winning mixture of travelogue and history” (Booklist).

When 13-year-old Martin McKenna ran away from home in 1970s Ireland, six street dogs became his new family… and his future. This “astonishing, well-told” memoir “gives us humans a rare insight into the workings of the canine mind” (New York Times bestselling author Malachy McCourt).

A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of…