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Travels With Tinkerbelle: 6,000 Miles Around France In A Mechanical Wreck

Travels With Tinkerbelle: 6,000 Miles Around France In A Mechanical Wreck

by SusieKelly (Author)

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    Paperback 2014

    $8.48
Synopsis

This is their story, as they travel from sandy beaches to snow-topped mountains exploring the diverse cultures, cuisines and countryside making up the country called France. On the second day of their journey Tinkerbelle begins to self-destruct, helped by the new dog who does his best to eat her from the inside out. Starting in Brittany, they motorhome along the Atlantic Coast south to the Pyrenees, then follow the Mediterranean resorts to the Alps before juddering off towards the north coast across terrifyingly high mountain causeways. Their journey takes them to places out of the ordinary, meeting interesting characters and witnessing ancient traditions. While the dogs rejoice in the freedom they find running on the beaches, Susie and Terry spend a lot of time holding their breath, wondering whether Tinkerbelle will manage to negotiate impossible mountain routes and get them home before she completely disintegrates. Like Susie's other bestselling books - Best Foot Forward: A 500 Mile Walk Through Hidden France and The Valley of Heaven and Hell: Cycling In The Shadow of Marie Antoinette, Travels with Tinkerbelle is a mixture of travel and history sprinkled with her unique opinionated but self-depreciating humor. Includes chapter by chapter map links of the journey, links to more information about the most significant places visited on the trip and an accompanying online photograph album. Keywords: travel, France, dogs, travel with dogs, humor, humour, traveling with dogs, France guidebook, France travel, travelling with dogs, Motorhome France, campervan France, camping France, France camping, budget travel, budget France, travel humor, travel humour, campervan

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 170
 Publisher: Blackbird Digital Books
Published: 31 Dec 2014
ISBN 10: 0993092284
ISBN 13: 9780993092282
Book Overview: Susie Kelly has written five bestselling books about living and travelling in France. Her first two titles, both published by Transworld, sold over 50,000 paperback copies in the UK alone. In 2011, with The Valley of Heaven and Hell - Cycling in the Shadow of Marie Antoinette, Susie switched to digital publisher Blackbird Digital Books, and her international following has been growing steadily ever since. In 2015 Blackbird Digital Books moved from digital-only into paperback publishing and is bringing out all 5 of her previous, digital-only travel titles as it releases her newest (April 2015): The Lazy Cook, Quick And Easy Meatless Meals, a cookery book full of budget recipes sprinkled with anecdote and humour, which will delight her ever-growing number of fans.

Media Reviews
'There are a handful of authors that will achieve that elusive trick of making you laugh out loud. For me it's James Herriot, Bill Bryson & Susie Kelly.' French Entree Magazine; 'Wow, what a road trip. The chaos that is Tinkerbelle with two adults and two large dogs, one still a puppy who delights in eating non-edibles, makes for some very funny tales to read.' French Village Diaries; 'One of the best holiday reads this year. Travelogue with a difference...' US reader; 'Essential for all Motorhomers.I laughed hysterical tears at the antics described so eloquently within this book. Anyone considering motor homing or caravanning in France MUST read this book, first rate!' UK reader; 'Its not often that you find a book that is both entertaining and extremely informative at the same time.' US reader; 'I felt like I was right there in Tinkerbelle with them all. I could almost smell wet dog. I hope Susie and her husband have many more adventures and let me tag along via her next great book. Keep them coming Susie!' US reader; 'I just love reading Susie's books. Her travel books contain loads of helpful information, plenty of humor and often the odd tear. I even slowed down my usual reading pace to try and make it last longer.' US reader
Author Bio
Born a Londoner, Susie spent most of the first 25 years of her life in Kenya. In 2014, her memoir I Wish I Could Say I Was Sorry about an abusive childhood growing up in post-war London and Kenya, was a US digital bestseller. She now lives in south-west France with her husband and assorted animals.She believes that her explosive temper is a legacy from her Irish-American grandfather, but has no idea who to blame for her incompetence as a housewife. Susie Kelly is the Patron of the 2015 Charroux International Literary Festival.