Backpack
by Emily Barr
published
February 1st 2001
by Headline Book Publishing
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Paperback, 480 pages
isbn
0747267359
(isbn13: 9780747267355)
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone who loves or yearns to travel abroad
I picked this book up when I was in London and had I known then that this author's books are out of print in the US, I would've picked up the rest because she's a great writer. Tansy is struggling with addictions of her own and, after her mother dies, she decides to travel around Asia for a while. At first Tansy is a superficial twit but as her travels expose her to the "real world" and she is away from the influence of her old friends and lovers, she begins to change. There is this...more
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Read in October, 2007
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Katy Gardner fans
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it truly has a little bit for everything thrown in: mystery, murder, adoption, travel, soul mates, humour, romance, and fact blended with fiction.
Tansy Harris is a Notting Hill party girl and proud of it! But when her alcoholic mother dies she begins to question so many things in her life including her relationship with long-time boyfriend Tom. Will a trip to some of the toughest backpacker destinations in the world help her to find out who she and what she...more
Tansy Harris is a Notting Hill party girl and proud of it! But when her alcoholic mother dies she begins to question so many things in her life including her relationship with long-time boyfriend Tom. Will a trip to some of the toughest backpacker destinations in the world help her to find out who she and what she...more
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Read in August, 2008
Eh. I was amused during the majority of this book, but I'm not sure if amusement and entertainment are the same. I picked it up at Trade N Books months ago, and I didn't feel like reading anything serious, so I decided to spend my day lying on the couch reading this.
I don't mind fluffy chick lit. In fact, I love it. But this ... wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be. I'll be putting it up on Paperbackswap.com soon.
I don't mind fluffy chick lit. In fact, I love it. But this ... wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be. I'll be putting it up on Paperbackswap.com soon.
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Read in September, 2007
This was the final piece of fiction I read in preparation for my trip to Thailand, and it was considerably inferior to the others (The Beach and Sightseeing). For the first half of the book, the heroine was so utterly unlikable that I almost abandoned the story at several points. I didn't because I knew her redemption was inevitable--unfortunately, though, that story was ultimately ruined by a poorly executed murder mystery. Bleh.
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Read in January, 2007
A shallow, cocaine-addicted Londoner's mum dies and she plans to travel to Asia with her boyfriend. The boyfriend drops out, so she's on her own. Travelogue combined with murder mystery with romance thrown in. Difficult to get into at first, because of the unlikable protagonist, but I enjoyed reading about SE Asia. Contrived in the end, but I enjoyed it after the first 60 pages.
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This is a fun book, although more of a light read. I read this book while backpacking in Southeast Asia. I enjoyed the fact that the book took place in so many of the countires I had actually been too. There is weird murder mystery that I think the book could have done without, but a fun beach read.
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Read in January, 2005
Fabulous. A shallow English female gets dumped in an ugly way, travels to thailand, finds romance, solves a dangerous mystery, and becomes a better person. I love an accidental hero/heroine. It lags in the middle, but is forgivable because it wraps up so well.
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Read in January, 2004
I really like this book about a Londoner who escapes the daily grind to take her dream trip across Southeast Asia. Part travelogue and part murder mystery, this book is also about forgiving yourself so you can move on with your life.
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The main character was so unlikable in the first few chapters of this book that I am almost stopped reading it. But as her journey progressed, I actually really started to enjoy the book.
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I read this book quite a few years ago...it was pretty cool. I enjoyed it. This spoiled girl decides to backpack around the world and kind of grows up in the process. It is also a thriller.
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Read in July, 2007
The main reason I liked this book is because I enjoy the life of traveling around cheaply by backpack and have been to seveal of the places mentioned in the book. A nice light summer read.
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