Reviews for Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel

The average rating for Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-03 00:00:00 Maria Jesus I�iguez De Heredia Diaz De Ara I received this book as a gift a few years ago (from Dena) and I had read a couple of the stories. Don't really know why I stopped reading--probably just misplaced it. I was missing out. I especially liked "Learning to Breathe" by photographer Alison Wright, who was severly injured in a bus crash while on assignment in Laos. After the accident, she was transported via a flat bed truck with no anesthesia--and had to survive for days before getting medical attention. All of Wrights' organs had been "torn out and smashed up into [her] left shoulder. She kept herself from losing consciousness by breathing in and breathing out. The "Art of Darkness" by Christi Phillips was also fun to read while vacationing in New Orleans. It tells of her experience at a voo doo ceremony in the Lower Ninth Ward during pre-Katrina days.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-04 00:00:00 Francis Repas Fascinating collection of essays by women living on the wild side, everything from watching lava on the Big Island in Hawaii to climbing high peaks to see wild tortoises, to traveling across the deserted parts of China, alone, on a motorcycle, to confronting ghosts in Scottish castles. Twenty-four essays, each interesting and each making me glad I am only an armchair traveler.