Without a Guide: Contemporary Women's Travel Adventures - Softcover

In 'Without A Guide' 17 internationally celebrated women writers recall their most memorable voyages. Their tales will take you on an exhilarating 1,700 mile camel trek across the rugged Australian outback; through the natural splendour of Darwin’s Galapagos Islands; to the startling heights of Pakistan’s River gorge and into the day-long utter darkness of a northern Finland winter.. Seductive, sometimes harrowing, and always enlightening, 'Without A Guide' is a gem for all lovers of literature and travel.

Stories by:

Margaret Atwood · Hanan Al-Shaykh · Clare Boylan · Wendy Law-Yone · Ann Beattie · Ysenda Maxtone Graham · Katherine Govier · Bapsi Sidhwa · Susan Musgrave · Robyn Davidson · Irene Guilford · Michelene Adams · Kirsti Simonsuuri · Janice Kulyk Keefer · Alice Walker · E. Annie Proulx · Carol Shields

Katherine Govier was educated at the University of Alberta and York University, Toronto. She began her career as a journalist, writing for major magazines in Canada and the United Kingdom.