This arrived in the post today, and I am so looking forward to reading it.

I opened the front cover of the book and discovered a map of the world with arrows racing out from various points on different continents, each arrow ending in a book written by Dervla Murphy. I counted 24 in total, and those may be just the ones from which extracts have been taken for this book. That’s a lot of ground to cover.

There are just two titles that I recognise, and have read, from those listed on the inside map. The last one I read was Wheels within Wheels in which Dervla describes her family and early life, and the circumstances that led to her setting off on her bicycle – the trips getting longer and longer.

It must have been quite a task to choose a selection for this book. I hope to have the time to savour them slowly.

Thank you Eland.

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