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Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales - Local Author Book Launch at Waterstones Isle of Wight

Saturday 111.00amApril
2023

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Waterstones

118 High Street
Newport
PO30 1TP

(01983) 527 927

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Travel Takeaways: Around the World in Forty Tales - Local Author Book Launch at Waterstones Isle of Wight

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Join local Isle of Wight Cowes Isle of Wight author and experienced traveller Julie Watson at the book launch of her collection of 40 evocatively written travel tales of her adventures all over the world.

Book blurb:

These forty personal stories collected from a lifetime of travel will transport you from country to country across the world in an immersive reading experience. Spanning many countries and many years, each tale is brought back to life in a careful reconstruction of time, place and personal encounter using the fragments of memory that we all take away from our most treasured travel experiences.

Review:

Forty fascinating tales of diverse travel experiences told with personable grace, in engaging style… Whether recounting jungle adventures while teaching in Brunei, or sharing memories of witnessing the magic of nature in Costa Rica, the author’s voice rings with authenticity as she evokes places, people and atmosphere in exhilarating detail…’ - Joanne Owen, Editorial Expert at LoveReading.co.uk and travel writer for Rough Guides

Julie will be signing books at Waterstones Isle of Wight from 11am to 3pm on Saturday 1st April 2023 and talking about her travel experiences.

The event is free so do please come along and support bookshops and local authors!