Kate Wickers
Shape of a Boy: Family life lessons in far flung places (a travel memoir)
Shape of a Boy: Family life lessons in far flung places (a travel memoir)
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The Shape of a Boy is a travel memoir by the mother of three boys that documents her family's adventures and misadventures around the world. It is a warm, engaging account of life lessons learned, from overcoming disappointment to saying sorry, discovering perseverance, and learning about conservation. The book is inspiring for anyone who has dreaded traveling with a baby, toddler, or teen and is a life-affirming read for every wannabe-traveller.
Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2022
Publisher: Aurum Press
Shape of a Boy is a hilarious and eye-opening travel memoir by the mother of three boys as she documents her travels with her family around the world.
"Have kids, will travel" is veteran travel journalist Kate's mantra. Her intrepid spirit is infectious in this warm, engaging account of her family's adventures and misadventures. She shares the life lessons learnt on their travels, from overcoming disappointment in Thailand to saying sorry in Japan, discovering perseverance in Borneo and learning about conservation in Malaysia.
From the jungles of southeast Asia to the waterfront in Havana and the blazing heat of Egypt, Shape of a Boy captures the essence of being a parent in the thick of it and learning on the hoof. Inspirational for anyone who has dreaded travelling with a baby, toddler, or teen, it is a life-affirming read for every wannabe-traveller.
Kate's vivid evocation of the highs and lows of family time make you belly-laugh and bring a lump to your throat.
Life-affirming and laugh-out-loud funny - HELEN FIELDING, AUTHOR OF BRIDGET JONES' DIARY "Hilarious and wonderfully fluent, Shape of A Boy makes you see each corner of the world afresh. I read it in one long, lounging read, which took me away from Covid to a vibrant world of orangutans and elephants and a family growing together."
ANDREW CLOVER, best-selling author of Dad Rules This is a must-read for every wannabe-traveller grounded by lockdown and for every parent who has dreaded travelling with a baby.
Weight: 406g
Dimension: 224 x 144 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711267176
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