The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.

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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Friends Pressner, Baggett, and Corbett were all busy climbing
the corporate ladder of Manhattan media when they realized that, in their late
twenties, they weren't sure they wanted the golden handcuffs of New York
success. Reprioritizing, they decide on a rebellious, extreme course of
action: quit their jobs, abandon their boyfriends, and take a year-long trip
around the world. In this group memoir, the three take turns chronicling a
journey from Peru to Kenya to Vietnam to Australia, and everywhere in between.
Though they don't always get along, the three learn to rely on each other,
keep their minds open and throw themselves enthusiastically after every
adventure that comes their way. The three authors, all gifted writers (each
has worked as a journalist), provide passionate, vivid descriptions of their
far-flung travels, bolstered by thoughtful insights and genuine intentions,
making this an intensely enjoyable read for fans of travel writing; their
semi-improvisatory experience provides a broader look at travel than either a
luxury tour or a backpacking trip would, proving especially resonant. This
memoir should also be immediately relatable for any twenty-something unsure of
his or her future (i.e., most of them).


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After a thrilling trip to South America, Jen, Holly, and Amanda, three
Manhattanites in their mid-twenties, decide to climb off the career ladder for
a year to travel the world. Inspired by The Flame Trees of Thika, Jen has
always longed to see Kenya, while Holly wants to study yoga in an ashram in
India. Amanda has dreams of pursuing a career as a freelance travel writer,
but when she takes time out from their adventures to work on articles, it
grates on the nerves of Jen, who is hoping to truly immerse herself in their
surroundings. Though the three encounter snafus on the way—Holly initially
finds the rigors of the ashram disheartening, the girls find themselves
trapped in a car with a frightening taxi driver in Vietnam—there are many
rewards on the journey, most notably when the three friends organize a group
of Kenyan girls to perform a play about an influential Kenyan woman. For those
with similar wanderlust, Jen, Holly and Amanda’s lively accounts make for the
ideal armchair journey. --Kristine Huntley