05991cam a2201273 4500 1346494397 TxAuBib 20240629120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668026083 1668026082 B0C7RLN218 Amazon 277e59b2-3915-4f8e-bdff-df5206e673d4 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9919447 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Westerbeke, Douglas. A Short Walk Through a Wide World [Libby]. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2024. Epic Fantasy. Personal Growth. Myth. uplifting. 1900s. quest. inspiring. travelogue. Coming of age. strong women. fate. destiny. Epic. 20th Century. 1800s. curse. Library. Hero's Journey. debut. World Travel. around the world. Travel. natural wonders. librarian. Self-Discovery. debut novel. India. The Alchemist. fiction books. fantasy. Paris. Overcoming Adversity. commercial fiction. love affairs. wanderlust. Amazon Rainforest. Paulo Coelho. living life to the fullest. life journey. strong female protagonist. yann martel. human connection. erin morgenstern. life of pi. book lovers. matt haig. book club fiction. female hero. novels for women. the night circus. armchair adventure. magical beasts. adventure books for adults. magical realism books. travel novels. novels for men. empowering message. magical curse. the starless sea. life-affirming story. V. E. Schwab. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. the midnight library. The Ten Thousand Doors of January. librarian author. Alix E. Harrow. book club favorite. metaphysical exploration. adventure fiction books. cleveland public library. timeless narrative. philosophical undertones. Universal human experiences. burden-bearing. infinite library. inspiring protagonist. life appreciation. grief and despair. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3761kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. Thriller. HTML:"Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable." —The New York Times Book Review * "An epic adventure...rich with all the possibilities the world can hold." —People NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A dazzlingly epic debut that charts the incredible, adventurous life of one woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a mysterious curse that will destroy her if she stops moving. Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she starts to bleed to death. When medical treatment only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition, which won't allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days—nor return to a place where she's already been. From the scorched dunes of the Calashino Sand Sea to the snow-packed peaks of the Himalayas; from a bottomless well in a Parisian courtyard, to the shelves of an infinite underground library, we follow Aubry as she learns what it takes to survive and ultimately, to truly live. But the longer Aubry wanders and the more desperate she is to share her life with others, the clearer it becomes that the world she travels through may not be quite the same as everyone else's... Fiercely independent and hopeful, yet full of longing, Aubry Tourvel is an unforgettable character fighting her way through a world of wonders to find a place she can call home. A spellbinding and inspiring story about discovering meaning in a life that seems otherwise impossible, A Short Walk Through a Wide World reminds us that it's not the destination, but rather the journey—no matter how long it lasts—that makes us who we are. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-06-29 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=277e59b2-3915-4f8e-bdff-df5206e673d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=277e59b2-3915-4f8e-bdff-df5206e673d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=277e59b2-3915-4f8e-bdff-df5206e673d4&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)