Book Reviews: Armchair Adventures

May 16, 2008, 1:55 pmmarieclaire

Explore foreign lands without leaving the comfort of your lounge room.

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Me, Myself & Prague
Rachael Weiss (Allen & Unwin, $24.95)
Spending a year in Prague wasn't always a barrel of laughs for Sydney comedian Rachael Weiss. But as she unearths her bohemian roots, Weiss's witty and down-to-earth ex-pat tales will have you in stitches.
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That Summer In Sicily: A Love Story
Marlena de Blasi (Allen & Unwin, $32.95)
Marlena and husband Fernando were on a simple mission to discover recipes for a new Sicilian cookbook. Instead, they stumbled across a mysterious aristocratic wonderland and rekindled their passion for life.
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La Vie Parisienne
Janelle McCulloch (Pier 9, $29.95)
The task was simple: spend a heavenly year in Paris in search of "love and the perfect lingerie". But for Australian journalist Janelle McCulloch, spending time in France also taught her how to be comfortable in her own skin.
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Finding Nino
Marc Llewellyn (HarperCollins, $32.99)
In this thoughtful and honest travel memoir, Marc Llewellyn and his wife gradually discover that their sea change to a remote Italian island creates as many problems as it solves.
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