|
news
|
|
29.04.03 :: News update Have just resurfaced from my winter's writing hovel. Since returning very wet from Land's End last December, have spent past four-and-a-half months drying out and falling out of bed at 5.30 am to cycle 40-odd miles before returning to base to spend 10 - 12 hours a day writing about my coastal voyage around England and Wales. (Ooh, such a hard life!) Am now dusting myself off, sparkling my spokes and tinkering with my bottom bracket in preparation for riding around the jagged edges of Ireland and Scotland. News flash Have been hit by sudden idea change. Am now putting Ireland and Scotland on back burner to next year. Instead, am setting off across Europe for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and maybe Russia (if they'll have me).  The
Sun In My Eyes, the second instalment of Josie's journey around
Japan, is published in paperback in the UK by Time Warner Paperbacks. Following on from A Ride In The Neon Sun, Josie returns to Japan and uncovers a country whose keyword is peace, yet spends millions each year on high-tech armament. Her travels are as fascinating as they are varied; she endures a horrific storm at sea, samples the deadly puffer fish and visits the two cities which will forever symbolise the horror of war: Nagasaki and Hiroshima. But wherever she goes, no matter how remote or industrious the area, Josie encounters the friendly, quirky and unbelievably generous Japanese people, from those who load her down with cabbages and cans of Pocari Sweat to one couple who left her the key to their shop - and told her to sleep by the till! Click here to order a copy. |
| Watch
a video of an interview with Josie about The Sun In
My Eyes courtesy of RelaxWithABook.com. 3 versions are available: Real Player (28 ram), high-res Real Player (128 ram) or Windows Media Player (28 ram). |
Back to latest news. |
| home news about books gallery faq links guestbook |