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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt: Women Travellers and Their World [Paperback]

Mary Russell
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; (Reissue) edition (26 Mar 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006547486
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006547488
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 171,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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What drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? What did Hester Stanhope and Gertrude Bell, two such different women, find so compelling about the desert life of the East? What possessed Mary, Duchess of Bedford, to take up flying at the age of 60 - or Naomi James to sail around the world, or Arlene Blum to climb Annapurna? These, and other, accounts of women travellers experiences around the world are included in this book.

About the Author

Mary Russell began travelling when she went to Lesotho to research her Master's Degree in Peace Studies. That was in 1981 and since then, she has travelled to places as different as Donegal and Dominica, the Sahara and the Finnish Arctic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational and entertaining, 8 April 2007
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An inspiration to women of all ages, and from all walks of life. Describing women who have ventured abroad, braving their way through deserts, climbing mountains and sailing oceans, exploring their world and it's peoples. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully uplifting, 10 Sep 2011
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Gloriously cheering on a grey day. These women could and would do absolutely anything, despite the corsets. Thoroughly enjoyable. A bargain.
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