The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt by Mary Russell

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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt by Mary Russell

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What drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? This and other accounts of travel are included in this book.

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The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt by Mary Russell

What drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? What did Hester Stanhope and Gertrude Bell, two such different women, find so compelling about the desert life of the East? What possessed Mary, Duchess of Bedford, to take up flying at the age of 60 - or Naomi James to sail around the world, or Arlene Blum to climb Annapurna? These, and other, accounts of women travellers experiences around the world are included in this book.

Mary Russell began travelling when she went to Lesotho to research her Master’s Degree in Peace Studies. That was in 1981 and since then, she has travelled to places as different as Donegal and Dominica, the Sahara and the Finnish Arctic.

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ISBN 13 9780006547488
ISBN 10 0006547486
Title The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt
Author Mary Russell
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1994-04-25
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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