What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and
is still single? Wander the globe searching for romance and
adventure, of course.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday,
Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced
and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust
that had always directed her heart--and found love and comfort in
the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her
back to herself--but now she wonders if her passion for travel (and
for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she
secretly wants most from life: a husband, a family, a home.
When her Parisian lover meets her in Oaxaca and gives her news that
he's found someone new, Laura is stunned and hurt. Now, it seems,
she has nothing but her own independence for company--and, at
forty, a lot more wrinkles on her face and fewer years of
fertility. How is Laura going to reconcile what seem to be two
opposite desires: for adventure, travel, great food, and new
experiences, but also a place to call home--and a loving pair of
arms to greet her there?
And so, she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? From
Argentina to Peru, Naples to Paris, she basks in the glow of new
cultures and local delicacies, always on the lookout for the "one"
who might become a lifelong companion. But when a terrible incident
occurs while she's on assignment in the South Pacific, Laura
suddenly finds herself more aware of her vulnerability and becomes
afraid of traveling. It seems as if she might lose the very thing
that has given her so much pleasure in her life, not to mention the
career she has built for herself as a world traveler and chronicler
of far-flung places.
Finding herself again will be both more difficult and more natural
than she imagined. Ultimately, Laura realizes the most important
journey she must take is an internal one. And the tale of how she
reaches that place will captivate every woman who has ever yearned
for a different life.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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