| | I read Tracks by Robyn Davidson as the 8th of ten for the Book Awards Reading Challenge. This outstanding chronicle won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award in 1980, the first year in which it was granted. Starting in Alice Springs, Davidson trained three wild camels and trekked across 1,700 miles of desert to the west coast of Australia. She wanted to make the trip completely alone, so she made a huge compromise when she entered a deal with National Geographic for funding. Still, she found the trip to be personally satisfying and suggests that people follow their dreams, figuring if she can stumble across the desert, anybody can fulfill their dream with determination and effort. Davidson is honest about her own faults, which makes her writing trustworthy. This is well worth reading for readers into travel writing, women’s writing, and writing by Australians about their own country. Problems: the lack of pictures, especially of her dog, in the Vintage edition. Be warned that some animals – ones with personality – are put down.
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