Gap Year Girl: A Baby Boomer Adventure Across 21 Countries
Marianne C Bohr
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Description
Thirty-plus years after first backpacking through Europe, Marianne Bohr and her husband leave their lives behind and take off on a yearlong quest for adventure.
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
She Writes Press
Publish Date
September 01, 2015
Pages
372
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.4 X 1.3 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781631528200
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About the Author
Marianne C. Bohr, published author and award-winning essayist, married her high school sweetheart and travel partner. She follows her own advice and hits the road at every opportunity. She wrote her first book, Gap Year Girl: A Baby Boomer Adventure Across 21 Countries, over the course of the yearlong sabbatical she and her husband took to explore Europe. The Twenty: One Woman's Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail, is her second book. Marianne lives in Park City, UT, where--after decades in publishing, and then many years teaching middle school French--she now skis, hikes, and writes. She lives in Park City, Utah.
Reviews
"Bohr shines . . . provid[ing] glimpses of herself as a whole person, not simply a traveler. Gap Year Girl is an excellent choice . . . a travelogue filled with historic places, but its personal stories provide its highlights."
-Kirkus Reviews "An absorbing rundown of a cultural odyssey bursting with insights and quiet truths, which the author absorbed, way out there, without a guide, and often intuitively-some might even say through her pores. Thanks to Gap Year Girl, Ms. Bohr's travel universe and the way it's recorded are an inspiration to thousands of baby boomers who are coming to realize that it's possible not only to dream Don Quixote's Impossible Dream, but to make it come true."
-Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince, coauthors of many dozens of Frommer's best-selling guides "Gap Year Girl speaks to the curious youth in us all, reminding us on every page of the anticipation, excitement, and futility that go into finding a cure for wanderlust. Bohr's delicious prose brings sights, smells, and tastes to life and inspires the reader as she and her husband climb off of the corporate ladder and jump into the great unknown. Don't be surprised if you find yourself dusting off an old language textbook and checking the Internet for the best airfares!"
-Michael Hughes, Education First Language Travel "Don't we all dream of quitting our nine-to-fives to travel the world? Marianne Bohr and her husband do just that with the mindsets of college students backpacking through Europe. The author tells a great story and it's easy to forget that theirs is a 'senior year' abroad."
-Neil Levin, President, EverPub "I lived vicariously through this adventure-infused chronicle of getting away from it all. Bohr's recounting of running the Paris marathon rang true to my runner's soul and captured the event's raw emotion. I want to be Gap Year Girl!"
-Mary Anne Marciante, International Marathoner "For those bitten by the travel bug, the author's story of giving up the 'real world' for a year abroad is inspirational. She took a daydream and made it a reality with a combination of bravery and planning. Read about the highs (literally in the Alps) and lows (the inevitable fatigue of constant traveling) as she and her husband retrace the steps of their youth and forge new paths."
-Davida G. Breier, blogger at Next Exit Travel "Having worked with the author of Gap Year Girl, I wasn't surprised that she would be so courageous as to sell all her worldly possessions and begin an amazing adventure traveling through Europe. Her memoir did surprise me, however, as it's not just a travelogue, but also an inspirational guide to all with a repressed desire to quit their jobs to go on a similar journey. It's easy and fun reading."
-Judy Rothman, Former Publisher, Harper Collins "...a terrific story. I'm now dreaming of my own gap year."
-Lisa Shroder, Bethesda Magazine "To all my friends in book clubs ... a perfect read to inspire all to live our dreams!"
-Lynn Arndt, Deputy Director, Community Ministries of Rockville "The author's voice is warm and insightful, such that by the time you finish her travel memoir, you feel you've not only visited 21 countries with her and her husband, but also that you've made a new friend."
-John Ray Hoke Jr, FAIA, Former Publisher of AIA Press "Gap Year Girl is a celebration of life in all its vivid intensity. Fueled by memories of another time and place, the author takes her maturity on the trip of a lifetime and rediscovers the exuberance of youth. That exuberance is contagious. I defy anyone to read this book without being uplifted by it. Marianne Bohr has that rare knack for bringing the kaleidoscope of experience alive with a few well-crafted words; she seduces her reader away from black and white tex
-Kirkus Reviews "An absorbing rundown of a cultural odyssey bursting with insights and quiet truths, which the author absorbed, way out there, without a guide, and often intuitively-some might even say through her pores. Thanks to Gap Year Girl, Ms. Bohr's travel universe and the way it's recorded are an inspiration to thousands of baby boomers who are coming to realize that it's possible not only to dream Don Quixote's Impossible Dream, but to make it come true."
-Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince, coauthors of many dozens of Frommer's best-selling guides "Gap Year Girl speaks to the curious youth in us all, reminding us on every page of the anticipation, excitement, and futility that go into finding a cure for wanderlust. Bohr's delicious prose brings sights, smells, and tastes to life and inspires the reader as she and her husband climb off of the corporate ladder and jump into the great unknown. Don't be surprised if you find yourself dusting off an old language textbook and checking the Internet for the best airfares!"
-Michael Hughes, Education First Language Travel "Don't we all dream of quitting our nine-to-fives to travel the world? Marianne Bohr and her husband do just that with the mindsets of college students backpacking through Europe. The author tells a great story and it's easy to forget that theirs is a 'senior year' abroad."
-Neil Levin, President, EverPub "I lived vicariously through this adventure-infused chronicle of getting away from it all. Bohr's recounting of running the Paris marathon rang true to my runner's soul and captured the event's raw emotion. I want to be Gap Year Girl!"
-Mary Anne Marciante, International Marathoner "For those bitten by the travel bug, the author's story of giving up the 'real world' for a year abroad is inspirational. She took a daydream and made it a reality with a combination of bravery and planning. Read about the highs (literally in the Alps) and lows (the inevitable fatigue of constant traveling) as she and her husband retrace the steps of their youth and forge new paths."
-Davida G. Breier, blogger at Next Exit Travel "Having worked with the author of Gap Year Girl, I wasn't surprised that she would be so courageous as to sell all her worldly possessions and begin an amazing adventure traveling through Europe. Her memoir did surprise me, however, as it's not just a travelogue, but also an inspirational guide to all with a repressed desire to quit their jobs to go on a similar journey. It's easy and fun reading."
-Judy Rothman, Former Publisher, Harper Collins "...a terrific story. I'm now dreaming of my own gap year."
-Lisa Shroder, Bethesda Magazine "To all my friends in book clubs ... a perfect read to inspire all to live our dreams!"
-Lynn Arndt, Deputy Director, Community Ministries of Rockville "The author's voice is warm and insightful, such that by the time you finish her travel memoir, you feel you've not only visited 21 countries with her and her husband, but also that you've made a new friend."
-John Ray Hoke Jr, FAIA, Former Publisher of AIA Press "Gap Year Girl is a celebration of life in all its vivid intensity. Fueled by memories of another time and place, the author takes her maturity on the trip of a lifetime and rediscovers the exuberance of youth. That exuberance is contagious. I defy anyone to read this book without being uplifted by it. Marianne Bohr has that rare knack for bringing the kaleidoscope of experience alive with a few well-crafted words; she seduces her reader away from black and white tex
