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All Over the Map von Laura Fraser
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All Over the Map (2011. Auflage)

von Laura Fraser

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On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heart--and found love and comfort in the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her back to herself--but now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she secretly wants most from life: a husband, a family, a home. When her Parisian lover meets her in Oaxaca and gives her news that he's found someone new, Laura is stunned and hurt. Now, it seems, she has nothing but her own independence for company--and, at forty, a lot more wrinkles on her face and fewer years of fertility. How is Laura going to reconcile what seem to be two opposite desires: for adventure, travel, great food, and new experiences, but also a place to call home--and a loving pair of arms to greet her there? So she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? From Argentina to Peru, Naples to Paris, she basks in the glow of new cultures and local delicacies, always on the lookout for the "one" who might become a lifelong companion. But when a terrible incident occurs while she's on assignment in the South Pacific, Laura suddenly finds herself more aware of her vulnerability and becomes afraid of traveling. It seems as if she might lose the very thing that has given her so much pleasure in her life, not to mention the career she has built for herself as a world traveler and chronicler of far-flung places. Finding herself again will be both more difficult and more natural than she imagined. Ultimately, Laura realizes the most important journey she must take is an internal one. And the tale of how she reaches that place will captivate every woman who has ever yearned for a different life.… (mehr)
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Titel:All Over the Map
Autoren:Laura Fraser
Info:Harmony Books (2010), Hardbound, 275 pages
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I'm not sure what to write about this "travel" memoir. I'm of two opinions. I certainly found it interesting and enjoyable enough to read it very quickly because I was very curious to find out where and how she would end her story. But there were definitely parts of the book where I could not relate at all to her lifestyle. In spite of that, I found her writing courageous because she was so open about her flaws and failures which I can't imagine doing in a million years. ( )
  ellink | Jan 22, 2024 |
A wonderful tale about coming to terms with the choices we make along the way and living life to its fullest. Fraser may have traveled the whole world living her dream career as a travel writer, but she longs for the quiet stability of a family life in a place she can call home. Throughout her journey, she learns to view her life in a different light and appreciate the richness of the fruits of her decisions.

As a fellow woman writer approaching midlife, I know from experience I cannot have it all at the same time. Having a family requires sacrifices most single people cannot appreciate, especially when those choices demand self-sacrifice for the benefit of children with special needs or a spouse who desperately wants to pursue a dream. On the other hand, Fraser may sacrifice the stability and security of a husband and children, but she gets to enjoy a spontaneous life full of travel and writing. I know if Fraser was living in my circumstances she would feel incomplete, dissatisfied, frustrated, and restless as a mother of an autistic child who only functioned in a rigid routine, could not fly in an airplane, and could not adapt to other cultural experiences.

Fraser understands the universe gives us what we need, not what we want. She has written a great, thoughtful read that will get you thinking about your own life in a new way. ( )
  AngelaLam | Feb 8, 2022 |
More of a 2.5 than a 3, but I'm rounding up because I'm maybe influenced by the fact that this woman's "poor me" life makes mine feel inferior. ( )
  RachelRJ | Apr 9, 2012 |
All Over the Map is written by Laura Fraser. This book is a memoir; the author chronicles her coming-of-middle-age. She reaches the age of 40 and discovers (as so many of us do) that she isn't where she thought she would be. She is not a wife; she is not a mother; she is not a householder. A theme in her life is this: when things get tough, she gets going. Where? Anywhere, and usually a plane trip is involved. She decides that at 40 years old, it's not too late to still try for any or all of her goals, and sets out to (possibly) achieve them. Some really wonderful things happen along the way, and some things that are not so wonderful. She writes honestly about her thoughts, feelings, and hopes. I loved this book. ( )
  kmcwrites | Mar 24, 2011 |
Laura Fraser is 40 years old, recently divorced, a successful journalist who travels around the world writing magazine articles. Her lover, a European professor she met in Italy, and who has maintained an on-again, off-again relation with her for several years, announces he has met a woman with whom he can settle down in France, and have children. So "Ciao bella" it's been nice.

In assessing her life she finds she has a tendency to be impulsive, drinks a lot, hops into bed with men she's just met, and regrets that her independent spunky lifestyle prevents men from forming lasting attachments to her. Well DUH! Who's going to 'settle down' with someone whose answer to a life crisis is to buy a plane ticket and go climb a mountain.

She decides that she is going to make it her life's project to settle down, find a man, marry him, and have a child before her biological clock runs out. She has a series of meetings, relationships, trips, retreats, and other 'adventures' but no luck. We have to trek through this self-flagellation, revelation as she goes from Italy, to Mexico, to Peru, to Rwanda, etc etc etc.

There is a hopeful ending and that has me saying "Thank goodness". I'm not sure the book could have been sold without some type of resolution, but it is one that may not sit well with many readers. Forty-something women who haven't "found themselves" yet, or who are in life-changing situations may find something of merit in this one. For those of us who are well past that stage, the angst is hard to swallow. I kept wanting to say GET A GRIP. ( )
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On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless in her thirties, she found solace in the wanderlust that had always directed her heart--and found love and comfort in the arms of a dashing Frenchman. Their Italian affair brought her back to herself--but now she wonders if her passion for travel (and for short-lived romantic rendezvous) has deprived her of what she secretly wants most from life: a husband, a family, a home. When her Parisian lover meets her in Oaxaca and gives her news that he's found someone new, Laura is stunned and hurt. Now, it seems, she has nothing but her own independence for company--and, at forty, a lot more wrinkles on her face and fewer years of fertility. How is Laura going to reconcile what seem to be two opposite desires: for adventure, travel, great food, and new experiences, but also a place to call home--and a loving pair of arms to greet her there? So she globe hops. What else is a travel writer to do? From Argentina to Peru, Naples to Paris, she basks in the glow of new cultures and local delicacies, always on the lookout for the "one" who might become a lifelong companion. But when a terrible incident occurs while she's on assignment in the South Pacific, Laura suddenly finds herself more aware of her vulnerability and becomes afraid of traveling. It seems as if she might lose the very thing that has given her so much pleasure in her life, not to mention the career she has built for herself as a world traveler and chronicler of far-flung places. Finding herself again will be both more difficult and more natural than she imagined. Ultimately, Laura realizes the most important journey she must take is an internal one. And the tale of how she reaches that place will captivate every woman who has ever yearned for a different life.

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