Sihpromatum: I Grew My Boobs in China - Softcover

Grace, Savannah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1479236659 ISBN 13: 9781479236657

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

"SIHPROMATUM" (Sip-row-may-tum) is a memoir series of one family's four-year backpacking adventure around the world. The first installment, "I Grew my Boobs in China", is the beginning of an intensely fascinating, sobering, and emotional memoir of Savannah's introspective and innovative family adventure.

In 2005, 14-year-old Savannah Grace's world is shattered when her mother unexpectedly announces that she and her family (mother, 45; brother, 25; sister, 17) would soon embark on an incredible, open-ended journey. When everything from her pets to the house she lived in is either sold, given away or put in storage, this naïve teenage girl runs headlong into the reality and hardships of a life on the road.

These pages do not describe a vacation to semi-exotic locales protected from the local culture by a veneer of private transportation, scheduled meals, and ritzy hotels. The family lives and travels as the local people do, a distinction that generates fascinating and unusual experiences rich in multicultural insights, as told from the perspective of a budding young author with a traveler's eye for detail.

Built around a startling backdrop of over eighty countries ("I Grew my Boobs in China" relates the family's adventures in China and Mongolia), this is a tale of feminine maturation - of Savannah's metamorphosis from ingénue to woman-of-the-world. Nibbling roasted duck tongues in China and being stranded in Mongolia's Gobi Desert are just two experiences that contribute to Savannah's exploration of new cultures and to the process of adapting to the world around her.

About this title

About the Author

Savannah Grace was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. At 14 she was pulled from school to travel the world before returning home 4 years later to graduate from high school. Age 24, she has traveled to 100 countries and is the author of the award winning series "Sihpromatum" which includes "I Grew My Boobs in China" and "Backpacks and Bra Straps". Co-founder of popular weekly Twitter travel chat #TRLT. Savannah is currently living with her Dutch partner in The Netherlands, where she continues to write and travel.

Review

"Sihpromatum: I Grew My Boobs in China" by Savannah Grace is an enjoyable memoir. Vividly written in colorful detail, Savannah's adventure is unparalleled by anything that could have been written in fiction. Sharing her emotions, along with her observations, the reader has an opportunity to watch Savannah mature and gain a great deal of depth to her character. It is also her journey of discovery from within. There are many lessons to be learned from Savannah's adventure. "  - Reader Views

"Her ability to reconstruct situations and take the reader along for the ride, to feel the tension, to smell the bus ride and to hear the market bustle is a talent that she's brought to life with the first, of what I hope, are many expansions on that little dog-eared book she took everywhere with her.
Congratulations on producing your first masterpiece...now hurry up with the next one (and be kind about Colonel Mustard and his driver)"- Ben Southall winner of Best Job in the World

"The packaging is polished and professional. The cover design really drew my attention. I have to say that the subtitle of this book  is one of my favorite titles I've ever encountered! You have a most interesting story to tell. Good job focusing on action  and dialogue. You supply a great deal of specific details that make the locations and characters come to life. Good attention paid to grammar and proofreading throughout the book." - Judge, Writer's Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards 

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1479236659
• ISBN 13: 9781479236657
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384