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Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
Author: Alice Steinbach

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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780375758454 - ISBN-10: 0375758453
Pages: 320


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover

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"In many ways, I was an independent woman," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alice Steinbach. "For years I'd made my own choices, paid my own bills, shoveled my own snow." But somehow she had become dependent in quite another way. "I had fallen into the habit... of defining myself in terms of who I was to other people and what they expected of me." But who was she away from the people and things that defined her? In this exquisite book, Steinbach searches for the answer to this question in some of the most beautiful and exciting places in the world: Paris, where she finds a soul mate; Oxford, where she takes a course on the English village; Milan, where she befriends a young woman about to be married. Beautifully illustrated with postcards from her journeys, this revealing and witty book transports you into a fascinating inner and outer journey, an unforgettable voyage of discovery.

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Teri S. (ocicat) wrote on 12/1/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A fascinating story of a woman's journey to find adventure and to find the person she used to be.

Coree B. (Coreegirl) wrote on 5/23/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Memoir of a NY Times Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who spends a year in Europe. The author, a divorced mother of two grown sons tries to break away from her satisfying but too comfortable lifestyle. Friendships, adventures, romance and mishaps ensue.

Christal H. wrote on 4/5/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A great travel book about a single older woman, who finds out how to redicover the woman she once was and the woman she was to be, on a trip in Europe alone. I really enjoyed this book. Fun,insightful and a quick read.

Ruth R. (yomamaruth) wrote on 1/4/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A wonderful travel adventure by a woman who traveled on her own all through Europe. She meets interesting people and has delightful experiences

Rose S. (ATraveler2) - KS wrote on 4/15/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Interesting, she writes well and inspires you to read more. I am envious of this ability to just travel...

Nancy W. wrote on 8/17/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

poetic memoir of a woman who seeks to define herself on her own ters

ShawnMarie M. (ShawnMarie) wrote on 5/20/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a wonderful story of a woman finding herself while traveling alone.

Gloria B. wrote on 4/30/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I thought this was a wonderful thoughtful boook.

Karen A. (KLanton) wrote on 9/10/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a very unique book about Alice traveling by herself internationally. Very intruiguing.


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Rayna C. (rpc) wrote on 10/20/2009...


This is one of my favorite travel writing books. Steinbach really takes the reader into her stories, and makes you feel as though you're there with her. I especially love the unique way in which she recorded memories by sending herself postcards. This one's on my keeper shelf! The sequel, Educating Alice, was good as well, but didn't keep me as captivated as Without Reservation.

Carrie K. wrote on 8/25/2005...


Travel stories of a newspaper writer who took a year off to travel.


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