PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Maggie Downs is an award-winning writer based in Palm Springs, California. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Palm Springs Life, and McSweeney's and has been anthologized in The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology- True Stories from the World's Best Writers and Best Women's Travel Writing. Braver Than You Think is her first book. Find out more at maggiedowns.com.
"""Downs has a fluid, conversational writing style, zooming in to particular anecdotes that illuminate her experience rather than trying to cover the entire year . . . The travel sections are compelling and lively. A poignant tale of connection and disconnection through travel."" -Kirkus Reviews ""With a mother in the final stages of Alzheimer's, Maggie Downs tries to run from her grief, but instead takes us to the far reaches of the globe, cuddling (and being bitten) by endangered monkeys, bonding with elephants, and working to save sea turtles. It's a journey to make any of us wonder if we're braver than we think."" -Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Tenth Island"
