Best Foot Forward : From La Rochelle to Lake Geneva - The Misadventures of an Englishwoman

Why would an unfit, 50-something Englishwoman embark on a solo walk across France from La Rochelle on the west coast to Lake Geneva over the Swiss border? And why would a total stranger from San Antonio, Texas come to live in her crumbling French farmhouse to house-sit for a multitude of boisterous and unpredictable animals? With no experience of hiking or camping, not to mention using a compass, Susie Kelly found out the hard way that it is possible to be overloaded and ill-prepared at the same time. Scorching days, glacial nights, perpetual blisters, inaccurate maps, a leaking tent and an inappropriate sleeping bag were daily vexations, but as she hobbled eastwards, the glory of the French landscape revealed its magic and the kindness of strangers repaid her discomfort in spades. This is a tale of English eccentricity, the American pioneering spirit, and of two women old enough to know better.

Title - Best Foot Forward : From La Rochelle to Lake Geneva - The Misadventures of an Englishwoman

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Author - Susie Kelly

ISBN 13 - 9780553814903

Imprint - Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)

Publisher - Transworld Publishers Ltd

Date Published - 01/01/2003

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No. of pages - 304

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - x x mm

Weight - 216 g

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