Member Reviews

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Alice takes a leave from her job at the Baltimore Sun to find out who she is and what she wants to do with her life. She travels to Paris, London, Oxford, and Italy meeting many interesting people, especially Naohiro. It is a travel journal that makes you want to visit where she has gone and want to know what happened between her and Naohiro.”

  Peggy F wrote this review Friday, August 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Enjoyed it.....was sent to me by a friend who had just done some solo traveling. Now I can't remember the specifics, but it did hold my interest.”

  Luanne B wrote this review Monday, April 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This was a charming travelogue, not at all like any of the others you've read. Paris, London, Italy - lovely descriptions. But the true heart of the book is the author's observations about independent women, whether at home or traveling alone. Very thoughtful.”

  marysued wrote this review Thursday, March 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 1 stars

  “A nice light read-- the "revelations" are heavy-handed and far, far too predictable, but the atmosphere of Paris really comes through in the first part of the book-- I felt I could practically smell the Seine. ”

  ~katie. wrote this review Saturday, February 23 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I was surprised at how good this book really was. Memoirs sometimes are kind of boring, but this one moved from one entry to the next with good speed. Even though it was written about several different places, it read like one cohesive novel. I would recommend it. Good rainy day read. ”

  AnnaK629 wrote this review Thursday, January 10 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “For anyone who liked Under the Tuscan Sun, you will love this book too! A woman in her 50s spends six months in Europe fulfilling a lifelong dream of seeing places like Paris, Florence, etc. and travels by herself. She makes friends along the way and has many wonderful experiences. She also realizes many things about herself and learns that she is more comfortable with who she is than she had thought.
  Definitely one of my favorite reads!!”

  Susan T wrote this review Tuesday, January 1 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “A fun and fast-moving travel memoir by a woman traveling alone in Europe. Especially pleasant for those who have been to Paris, London, Oxford, and Italy. Those are her main travel haunts.”

  Lois R wrote this review Tuesday, November 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Baltimore Sun columnist Alice Steinbach decides to shake up her life and do what she’s always wanted to do – travel Europe. Taking a one year sabbatical from her job and separating her year into sections, Steinbach spends time in France, England and Italy where she makes friends with locals and other travelers she meets along the way. On her journey she falls in love while in France, relives old memories of family long gone while in England, is mugged in Italy and discovers what it’s like to live a dream.”

  Azuree wrote this review Wednesday, August 8 2007. ( reply | permalink )