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This is the Greatest Escapes bookshop, where you can buy a selection of books writen by Victoria Brooks.

Famous Faces, Famous Places and Famous Foods

US$: 22.95

By Victoria Brooks

In Famous Faces, Famous Places & Famous Food, traveler/author Victoria Brooks roams the planet in search of celebrated artists, illuminating the fascination of their lives with the exotic ink of their chosen lands and adding recipes and photos to complete an intoxicating creative journey.

This collection of biographical wanderlust paired with the culinary includes the author’s personal experience with the amazing and lively Sir Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey) in terrorist-plagued Sri Lanka; her heart-wrenching encounter with the late literary beacon Paul Bowles (The Sheltering Sky) in seedy Tangier, Morocco; and a visit with mystery writer and steeplechaser Dick Francis (Dead Cert) in the bankers’ haven of Grand Cayman.

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Red Dream: an exotic novel

US$: 15

By Victoria Brooks

Part historical novel, part romance. Part fact, part fiction. An Asian Gone with the Wind dropped against a seething and exotic background of love and sex, intrigue and war. A melodrama set against the bloody palette of Vietnam's history.

Vietnam, when it was French Indochina. Vietnam, when it was a country divided. A story punctuated with communists and coups, politicians and spies. T

he text is filled with simple poetry that reads like the modern lyrics of a song. The pages are subtly laced with visual imagery. A ribbon bookmark is attached to each book.

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Literary Trips: Following the Footsteps of Fame

US$: 19.95

376 pages
24 illustrations (b/w)
ISBN 0-9686137-0-5

Sip Martinis with Noël Coward and Ian Fleming on a Jamaican beach. Fish for marlin with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. Ride a streetcar through New Orleans’s French Quarter with Tennessee Williams. Surf Australia’s king-size waves with Bruce Chatwin. Hang on tight on a camel with Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan. Climb a Swiss Alp with Mary Shelley, Frankenstein’s mother. Search for magic and mystery in Ireland with W. B. Yeats.

Whether you’re an armchair traveler or a seasoned globetrotter, this unique tour through the lives of some of the world’s most noteworthy writers will enchant you and provide practical information and tips with a literary spin on many of the most exotic and must-see destinations on the planet.

Want to try before you buy? Looking for quick information on one destination only? Then our single chapter option might be for you. Purchase an individual Literary Trips chapter in Adobe Acrobat format for only $2.95 (US funds) and you can download it immediately into your computer for on-screen viewing or printing out to take with you on your travels. Browse the chapters here.

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Literary Trips: Following the Footsteps of Fame

Volume 2

US$: 19.95

400 pages
ISBN 0968613713

Uncover the mysteries of Franz Kafka’s Prague. Tarry on the docks of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. Scurry with the street urchins of Charles Dickens’s London. Heckle a thespian at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Swing a scythe with the field hands of Leo Tolstoy’s Russia. Get away from it all at Walden Pond with Henry David Thoreau. Dream of the future with Arthur C. Clarke. Walk Saigon's tamarind-studded French colonial streets with Graham Greene.

The original volume in the Literary Trips series attracted widespread media attention and glowing reviews. Come join us again for a second exotic feast of literary adventure that transports both the reader (vicariously) and the traveler (as a practical guide) around the world. The second volume in the Literary Trips series again raises the bar for the very best in travel writing.

Want to try before you buy? Looking for quick information on one destination only? Then our single chapter option might be for you. Purchase an individual Literary Trips chapter in Adobe Acrobat format for only $2.95 (US funds) and you can download it immediately into your computer for on-screen viewing or printing out to take with you on your travels. Browse the chapters here.

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Literary Trips Value Pack

includes

Literary Trips: Following the Footsteps of Fame

and

Literary Trips Volume 2: Following the Footsteps of Fame

US$: 29.92

 

Want to try before you buy? Looking for quick information on one destination only? Then our single chapter option might be for you. Purchase an individual Literary Trips chapter in Adobe Acrobat format for only $2.95 (US funds) and you can download it immediately into your computer for on-screen viewing or printing out to take with you on your travels. Browse the chapters here Volume 1 Volume 2

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