"The queen of travel writing." Amazon reviewer
"Travel writing at its best." Peter Kerr, best-selling author of Snowball Oranges
"Hilarious book. It should be prescribed on the National Health Service!" Amazon reviewer
"The best memoir I've ever read." Reviewer and book blogger From the author of the Amazon best-selling Greek travel memoir, Things Can Only Get Feta, comes a new collection of funny and candid tales. Wake Me Up For The Elephants has already reached #1 best-seller status in the UK, US and Australia in travel categories and has the humour and flavour of Marjory's Greek memoirs but with a broader canvas: Africa, Fiji, Greece, Australia, Scotland and Ireland. They are exotic, romantic locations and the stories are based on real journeys, some of which were taken as journalistic assignments. They introduce the reader to wild locations, eccentric fellow travellers and hilarious, often scary, situations: dodging wild animals on safari and a male stalker in Mombasa; dance torment in tropical Fiji; a supernatural mystery in the Australian bush; a beach gallop in Ireland led by a lobster fisherman; a boating mash-up on the exquisite Greek island of Paxos.
But this collection is not all fun and frolics. Some of the stories, particularly from Scotland, are undercut by nostalgia as the author grapples with the notion of a homeland and where a restless traveller belongs when the wandering, and the laughter, stops. This book also stands as a fascinating prequel to the Greek travel series, revealing the author's unforgettable and funny adventures just before embarking on her four-year Big Fat Greek Odyssey. WHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT Wake Me Up For The Elephants: "Keenly observed, fun-filled tales, yet with a beautifully understated appreciation of life's poignant moments, too." Peter Kerr, Times best-selling author "Her cocktail of characters are full of life and chatter. By the final page you will be packing your bags to follow in her footsteps." John Robert Young, acclaimed photojournalist and author
"I am a Marjory McGinn devotee. She had me at Feta (Things Can Only Get Feta). This is a beautifully scripted book of joyous transportative pages."
"I loved this memoir. I loved the hilarious African safari and the Scottish chapters."
"Sparkling prose, great wit and impeccable research."
"Side-splitting moments and a few spooky ones too."
"Once again I have been drawn into Marjory's world and been held captive by her stories."
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