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Why read it?
1 author picked The Springs of Affection as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I picked this because it showed me – and still does – that the most foreign journey is within, and that when the body stops travelling, the spirit takes over the trek.
Brennan is a fabulous writer – at her best, among the best – and in her head (she wore a beehive that according to a colleague at The New Yorker was taller than she was) she is travelling all the time.
She ought to be better known.
From Sara's list on travel by women to inspire a journey of your own.
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