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Journeys Home
- Author
- Andrew McCarthy
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 3 February 2015
- Run Time
- 8 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection.
Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes on journeying home, whether the authors are actively seeking long-lost relatives, meeting up with seldom-seen family members, or perhaps just visiting the old country to get a feel for their roots. A foreword by the Genographic Project's Spencer Wells sets the scene.
Critics Review
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“Not only did this famed travel writer track down his own fascinating Irish roots; his success spurred him on to invite other writers to share their own personal genealogical stories…[also] inviting readers to join the genealogical quest.”
Barnes & Noble, editorial review
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“These twenty-six essays range from the prosaic (Illinois) to the mysterious (Tanzania).”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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“Copious information brimming with heart and soul.”
Booklist
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“Family secrets, mysteries, and lore are the impetus for the emotion-filled sojourns described in…twenty-six essays, covering places as diverse as Scotland, Cambodia, Mexico, Italy, Japan, and India…Whatever the story, each writer describes a moment when confusion, sadness, or detachment fell away and they knew they belonged…This poignant and information-filled travelog and genealogy primer is ideal for public libraries.”
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“The essays are read by a large cast of professional narrators; however, listeners may not realize this at first, thanks to the readers’ skilled expression of the authors’ sentiments.”
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Details
- Author
- Andrew McCarthy
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 8 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 February 2015
- ISBN
- 9781481511292
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Travel writing, Memoirs, Travel and holiday guides, Travel and holiday, Society and culture: general
Synopsis
Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection.Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes on journeying home, whether the authors are actively seeking long-lost relatives, meeting up with seldom-seen family members, or perhaps just visiting the old country to get a feel for their roots. A foreword by the Genographic Project's Spencer Wells sets the scene.
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