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Sto caricando le informazioni... Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Owndi Doreen Orion
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Picked up from a free library in Beacon, NY. This is a cute story about a couple that had a lot of money and converted an old bus into a house that they then toured the United States with. In the end, the previously shopaholic thing-obsessed writer shows she learned that possessions don’t matter and experiences and relationships do. A bit of a trite lesson but it was a cute quick read & story. Funny, hilarious! I think I almost wet my pants a couple of times... This was the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time!!! I get the distinct feeling that this is as close as I want to get to a life [b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573] but will gladly live it through Ms. Orion! :) Sometimes doing something completely out of character can be amazing. Here's an account of that. Doreen is an interesting mix! Both sympathetic and, at times, very much not. This is a memoir, based on her blog, of her reluctant (at least at first) travels around the country with her husband and pets on a converted bus. "Converted bus" does not really sum it up, though- that sounds declasse, and this conversion- with its ridiculously expensive granite countertop, and the stainless steel tiles in the shower, for example- is a custom, pricey job with all possible luxuries! I have been fascinated by RVs ever since I toured them as a kid at the Minnesota Stae Fair. I love their clockwork efficient use of space- and as a clutter-hound myself, their minimalism has a fascination! at least for a while! They had many adventures, which Orion describes in a humorous way, even those that were no doubt terrifying at the time. She and her husband rib each other endlessly, but clearly adore each other...realistically. If you enjoyed this book, you will likely adore the mysteries that feature Joe and Dottie Loudermilk and their Airstream trailer, as they travel and have adventures! Written by Gar Anthony Haywood, I only wish there were more! While I enjoyed this book, I think the Kindle price for it is absurdly high; I got it for free through a special offer. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir. Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She??s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He's an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests ??chucking it all? to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, ??Why can??t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?? But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats??and no agenda??in a 340-square-foot bus. Queen of the Road is Doreen??s offbeat and romantic tale about refusing to settle, about choosing the unconventional road with all the misadventures it brings (fire, flood, armed robbery, and finding themselves in a nudist RV park, to name just a few). The marvelous places they visit and delightful people they encounter have a life-changing effect on all the travelers, as Doreen grows to appreciate the simple life, Tim mellows, and even the pets pull together. Best of all, readers get to go along for the ride through forty-seven states in this often hilarious and always entertaining memoir, in which a boisterous marriage of polar opposites Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own by Doreen Orion
Just jump in the car (or bus) and go!
What a fun read! I am a travel buff and this work of non fiction, the true story of a couple who just gets in their bus and GOES was exhilarating. It was a delightful book.
I must admit I have always had the dream of doing something like this myself. I was born with Wanderlust and that has never left me and I LOVED seeing the writer just jump right in! And yeah there are some issues but her way of writing makes even those issues sound like an adventure! At times this book is LOL funny.
I really want to see every state in my lifetime but I am not there yet. This book will no doubt appeal to travel buffs, it would have to. I enjoyed it greatly and my hat's off to the two of them and their happy travels! ( )