{"product_id":"tracks-a-womans-solo-trek-across-1700-miles-of-australian-outback-paperback","title":"Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobyn Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobyn Davidson's opens the memoir of her perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company with the following words: \"I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. \u003ci\u003eTracks\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unforgettably powerful book.\"--Cheryl Strayed, author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new postscript by Robyn Davidson.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobyn Davidson was born in Queensland, Australia, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eTracks\u003c\/i\u003e, the extraordinary account of her 1,700-mile journey across Australia with four camels, which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and became a film in 2013. She has written extensively for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, and is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDesert Places\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eAncestors\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eTravelling Light\u003c\/i\u003e. Ms. Davidson lives in London, India, and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.08 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761568416032,"sku":"9780679762874","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/811e55a75425b6315dca457de5d63bfa.webp?v=1780210675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tracks-a-womans-solo-trek-across-1700-miles-of-australian-outback-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}