{"product_id":"shape-of-a-boy-my-family-and-other-adventures-9780711267183","title":"Shape of a Boy: My Family and Other Adventures","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Life-affirming and laugh-out-loud funny\" - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHELEN FIELDING, AUTHOR OF BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShape of a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and eye-opening travel memoir by the mother of three boys as she documents her travels with her family around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Have kids, will travel'\u003c\/b\u003e is veteran travel journalist Kate's mantra. Her intrepid spirit is infectious in this \u003cb\u003ewarm, engaging\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eaccount \u003c\/b\u003eof her family's \u003cb\u003eadventures and misadventures\u003c\/b\u003e. She shares the life lessons learnt on their travels, from overcoming disappointment in \u003cb\u003eThailand \u003c\/b\u003eto saying sorry in \u003cb\u003eJapan\u003c\/b\u003e, discovering perseverance in \u003cb\u003eBorneo \u003c\/b\u003eand learning about conservation in \u003cb\u003eMalaysia\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003cb\u003ejungles of southeast Asia \u003c\/b\u003eto the \u003cb\u003ewaterfront in Havana\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eblazing heat of Egypt, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eShape of a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e captures the essence of\u003cb\u003e being a parent in the thick of it \u003c\/b\u003eand learning on the hoof. Inspirational for anyone who has dreaded travelling with a baby, toddler, or teen, it is a life-affirming read for every wannabe-traveller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKate's \u003cb\u003evivid evocation\u003c\/b\u003e of the highs and lows of family time make you \u003cb\u003ebelly-laugh\u003c\/b\u003e and bring a\u003cb\u003e lump to your throat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hilarious and wonderfully fluent, \u003ci\u003eShape of A Boy\u003c\/i\u003e makes you see each corner of the world afresh. I read it in one long, lounging read, which took me away from Covid to a vibrant world of orangutans and elephants and a family growing together.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eANDREW CLOVER, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eDad Rules\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a \u003cb\u003emust-read for every wannabe-traveller\u003c\/b\u003e grounded by lockdown and for every parent who has dreaded travelling with a baby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aurum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711267183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs","brand":"Kate Wickers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42824509292725,"sku":"9780711267183","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6c09bbe3-39d9-405c-b4df-c03c63348d81.jpg?v=1680620247","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shape-of-a-boy-my-family-and-other-adventures-9780711267183","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}