{"product_id":"shape-of-a-boy-9780711267176","title":"Shape Of A Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Life-affirming and laugh-out-loud funny\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHELEN FIELDING, AUTHOR OF BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShape of a Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hilarious and eye-opening travel memoir by the mother of three boys as she documents her travels with her family around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Have kids, will travel’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is veteran travel journalist Kate’s mantra. Her intrepid spirit is infectious in this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewarm, engaging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eaccount\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof her family’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eadventures and misadventures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She shares the life lessons learnt on their travels, from overcoming disappointment in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThailand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto saying sorry in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, discovering perseverance in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBorneo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand learning about conservation in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMalaysia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ejungles of southeast Asia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewaterfront in Havana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eblazing heat of Egypt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShape of a Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures the essence of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing a parent in the thick of it\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand learning on the hoof. Inspirational for anyone who has dreaded travelling with a baby, toddler, or teen, it is a life-affirming read for every wannabe-traveller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003evivid evocation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the highs and lows of family time make you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebelly-laugh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and bring a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elump to your throat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Hilarious and wonderfully fluent,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShape of A Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emakes you see each corner of the world afresh. I read it in one long, lounging read, which took me away from Covid to a vibrant world of orangutans and elephants and a family growing together.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANDREW CLOVER, best-selling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDad Rules\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emust-read for every wannabe-traveller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grounded by lockdown and for every parent who has dreaded travelling with a baby.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Quarto Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42637795033294,"sku":"9780711267176","price":24.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780711267176_a.png?v=1781767405","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/shape-of-a-boy-9780711267176","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}