An incredible journey...
This is a memoir following The incredible journey of the author's treks throughout the world. In losing a mother but she never had, she seems to find herself and the world around her. With her lavish descriptions the world comes to life in the pages of this book. Her visits include places such as San Francisco, Italy, Paris, Burma, India, Kenya, Cambodia, and even home again to San Francisco. Through her journeys she finds spirituality, friendship, and the family quality of kinship that she never had. The beginning of this book is very sad and sets you up for the extraordinary journeys that the author takes you on. And then by the end, after you are already rooting for the author, she wraps it all up in a nice neat and beautiful bow. Her writing style is very to the point but her descriptions are ornate enough to bring the scenery to life. I also think that the addition of the recipe from her cook in San Francisco in the beginning of the book was a very nice touch and reminded me of Under the Tuscan Sun. It would have been nice if she included more recipes throughout the book. Especially in her journeys through Paris. My favorite portion of the book was the elephants. I have always found them to be fascinating creatures and the family units that they have and the way they remember members of their family for the length of their lives is just incredible and I'm glad that the author of this book got to witness that first-hand. The book as a whole is beautiful and very well done. This is a memoir that I would definitely recommend to others.
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