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#TravelBookChat is heading to Iceland

#TravelBookChat is heading to Iceland

Travel Book ChatIf you missed last week’s #TravelBookChat on Twitter, do not fear because Jayne has put together a great roundup on Girl Tweets World.

#TravelBookChat Australia Round Up & Reading List

The book we read for February was Tracks by Robyn Davidson, an autobiographic book about Robyn’s time walking across Australia’s outback with nothing but her camels. It was interesting to see some very different opinions on the book. Personally, I found Robyn to be tough, closed and unrelatable, but other people loved her straight-talking language and directness.

I did find the book to be amazingly inspiration. She set herself a goal and struggled through some of the most difficult situations imaginable in order to achieve them.

My favourite part was actually in the postscript where Robyn says:

“If Tracks has a message at all, it is that one can be awake to the demand for obedience that seems natural simply because it is familiar. Wherever there is pressure to conform, there is a requirement to resist. Of course I did not mean that people should drop what they were doing and head for the wilder places, certainly not that they should copy what I did. I meant that one can choose adventure in the most ordinary of circumstances. Adventure of the mind, or to use the old-fashioned word, the spirit.”

Moving on to March and next month’s book for Travel Book Chat…

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#TravelBookChat in March

Book: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Theme: Iceland

Time & Date: March 24th at 20:00 GMT

Where: Twitter

With: @JayneyTravels & @TheTravelHack

Hashtag: #TravelBookChat

March’s theme will be Iceland and we’ll be reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent. If you’ve been following me on Pinterest you’ll know that I’m a little bit obsessed with Iceland so I’m looking forward to the descriptions of a stark but beautiful landscape.

Burial Rites is set in 1829 and is based on a true story. It’s about a woman condemned to death after being convicted of playing a part in brutally murdering her lover. She’s sent to a rural farm to await her punishment and it’s here that the truth unravels.

The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Guardian First Book Award.

“Hannah Kent portrays Iceland’s formidable landscape, in which every day is a battle for survival, and asks, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?”

See you on March 24th!

Polly

Friday 6th of March 2015

I thoroughly recommend Burial Rites! Rushed out to buy the book in hardback when the first reviews came out and wasn't disappointed. It's so beautifully written and you find yourself lost in the story very quickly. Away from the emotional bits, the descriptions of Denmark controlling Iceland and its justice system were really interesting as I don't think many people realise how much power Denmark wielded for so many years.

The Travelbunny: February 2015 | The Travelbunny

Tuesday 3rd of March 2015

[…] so pleased that Jayne of ‘Girl Tweets World’ and Monica aka ‘The Travelhack’ have resurrected the Twitter book club ‘TravelBookChat’. Thank you ladies!  February’s […]

Laetitia

Monday 2nd of March 2015

Ooh, I just went to Iceland for the first time and loved it. I'll try to read the book and join in!

Arianwen

Saturday 28th of February 2015

I'm becoming a little obsessed with the idea of going to Iceland! I might have to check this book out!

Christa

Saturday 28th of February 2015

I just discovered #TravelBookChat and it seems like such a great idea. We're going to Iceland in May so this is right up my alley! I watched the Tracks movie and loved it so I'll probably go back and read the book now as well.