{"product_id":"wake-me-up-for-the-elephants-comic-tales-of-a-restless-traveller-paperback","title":"Wake Me Up For The Elephants: Comic tales of a restless traveller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjory McGinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The queen of travel writing.\" \u003c\/b\u003eAmazon reviewer\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Travel writing at its best.\" \u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kerr, best-selling author of Snowball Oranges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious book. It should be prescribed on the National Health Service!\" \u003c\/b\u003eAmazon reviewer\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the Amazon best-selling Greek travel memoir, \u003ci\u003eThings Can Only Get\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFeta\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a new collection of funny and candid tales. \u003ci\u003eWake Me Up For The Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e has already reached #1 best-seller status in the UK, US and Australia in travel categories and has the humour and flavour of Marjory's Greek memoirs but with a broader canvas: Africa, Fiji, Greece, Australia, Scotland and Ireland. They are exotic, romantic locations and the stories are based on real journeys, some of which were taken as journalistic assignments. They introduce the reader to wild locations, eccentric fellow travellers and hilarious, often scary, situations: dodging wild animals on safari and a male stalker in Mombasa; dance torment in tropical Fiji; a supernatural mystery in the Australian bush; a beach gallop in Ireland led by a lobster fisherman; a boating mash-up on the exquisite Greek island of Paxos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this collection is not all fun and frolics. Some of the stories, particularly from Scotland, are undercut by nostalgia as the author grapples with the notion of a homeland and where a restless traveller belongs when the wandering, and the laughter, stops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book also stands as a fascinating prequel to the Greek travel series, revealing the author's unforgettable and funny adventures just before embarking on her four-year Big Fat Greek Odyssey.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT\u003cb\u003e Wake Me Up For The Elephants\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eKeenly observed, fun-filled tales, yet with a beautifully understated appreciation of life's poignant moments, too.\u003c\/b\u003e\" Peter Kerr, Times best-selling author \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eHer cocktail of characters are full of life and chatter. By the final page you will be packing your bags to follow in her footsteps.\"\u003c\/b\u003e John Robert Young, acclaimed photojournalist and author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I am a Marjory McGinn devotee. She had me at Feta (Things Can Only Get Feta). This is a beautifully scripted book of joyous transportative pages.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved this memoir. I loved the hilarious African safari and the Scottish chapters.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sparkling prose, great wit and impeccable research.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Side-splitting moments and a few spooky ones too.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Once again I have been drawn into Marjory's world and been held captive by her stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Once of the best memoirs I have ever read.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Marjory McGinn's Greek travel memoirs: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gerald Durrell meets Bill Bryson.\" \u003c\/b\u003eGoodreads reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marjory tells a good story with a journalist's eye for mood and detail.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Martin, Anglo Hellenic review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I loved the characters and the enthusiasm that drives the narrative.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Douglas-Home, best-selling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part travel, part history, this very personal memoir (Things Can Only Get Feta) is a love letter to the characters that inhabit their little bit of paradise.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Jill's Book Café.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I have read a lot of travel books and Marjory McGinn is one of the best writers in this genre.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I could read this series forever. The author's books have brought humour and knowledge.\" \u003c\/b\u003eAmazon reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What a wonderful storyteller Marjory is.\u003c\/b\u003e\" Amazon reviewer\u003cbr\u003e \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52800980386099,"sku":"9781999995768","price":21.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aBOOVuQxsZ9781999995768.webp?v=1764788364","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/wake-me-up-for-the-elephants-comic-tales-of-a-restless-traveller-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}