Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Crown, 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - "I Move Throughout The World Without A Plan, Guided By Instinct, Connecting Through Trust, And Constantly Watching For Serendipitous Opportunities." -From The Preface Tales Of A Female Nomad Is The Story Of Rita Golden Gelman, An Ordinary Woman Who Is Living An Extraordinary Existence. At The Age Of Forty-Eight, On The Verge Of A Divorce, Rita Left An Elegant Life In L.A. To Follow Her Dream Of Connecting With People In Cultures All Over The World. In 1986 She Sold Her Possessions And Became A Nomad, Living In A Zapotec Village In Mexico, Sleeping With Sea Lions On The Galapagos Islands, And Residing Everywhere From Thatched Huts To Regal Palaces. She Has Observed Orangutans In The Rain Forest Of Borneo, Visited Trance Healers And Dens Of Black Magic, And Cooked With Women On Fires All Over The World. Rita'S Example Encourages Us All To Dust Off Our Dreams And Rediscover The Joy, The Exuberance, And The Hidden Spirit That So Many Of Us Bury When We Become Adults. Bill Chambers Has Come Home From The Second World War With Several Fingers Missing, But With His Hope Intact. He Wants The Best For His Wife, Sylvia, And His Children, Patrick, Paul And Daphne, And With His Steady Job At The Hardware Store In His Small Hometown, The Future Opens Broadly Before Him. A Powerful Tale Of Rites And Rituals, A Good House Is Full Of Masterful Details And Memorable Snapshots Of The Complex Web That Is Family.Burnard'S Keen Powers Of Observation And Her Sensitivity To Emotional Nuance Have Created People We Can All Recognize And A Story That Is As Moving As It Is Profound.