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Born in Yorkshire in the UK I migrated south to Surrey for my education and teenage years. Embracing the Swinging Sixties with naïve enthusiasm I left College and trekked overland to Israel. Working on a small kibbutz, I earned my keep driving a tractor and picking oranges, and managed to hitch-hike around the country visiting Haifa, Jerusalem and Acre. This amazing (and occasionally dangerous experience - I was abducted on one occasion and rescued by Israeli police!) was the spark that ignited my lifelong love of adventure and travel.
Later, a small village in West Sussex became the family ‘base camp’ for thirty years as my Engineer husband took us around the globe on British Government contracts. I have lost count of the number of homes I ...more

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	The Volcano, Montserrat and Me: Twenty years with an active volcano 4.26 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High and Dry in the BVI 4.43 avg rating — 44 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treefrogs Can't Sing: British Virgin Islands 1978 to 1981 4.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wish You Were Here - Holiday Memories: An anthology of travel stories (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Adrian Sturrock (Goodreads Author), Kathryn Gauci (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Drop The Dolphin: An expat in the Turks and Caicos Islands 1990-92 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Travel Stories Collection (The Travel Stories Series) by Alyson Sheldrake (Goodreads Author), Adrian Sturrock (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Palcic 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High and Dry in the BVI: amusing autobiography of an expat British Virgin Islands 1970-72 by Lally Brown (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hunting the Wrecking Crew

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Absolutely riveting. The plot had me hooked and the unfolding story was so well crafted and believable I confess I began to wonder if the dastardly Wrecking ...more "

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Lally Brown liked Lynn Dixon's review of Fat Dogs and French Estates - Beyond the Forest Fringe: "In Fat Dogs and French Estates- Beyond the Forest Fringe, Author Beth Haslam creatively begins each chapter with a thoughtful quote as we revisit her French estate, Le Palizac. It's like a return to home for those who read the entire series; but here" Read more of this review »
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Once again Val Poore has produced a brilliant 5* must read memoir. In these enchanting vignettes of liveaboard life in the Netherlands Val paints a vivid picture of her introduction to old barges and captivates us with her colourful narrative and sel ...more
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I first read African Ways six years ago. It was my introduction to the brilliant author Valerie Poore and I was so impressed I went on to read every single book she had written, 15 in total! She is a truly gifted writer and her books have brought me ...more
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Lally Brown rated a book it was amazing Vereeniging Fares South: Travels by Barge Through the Netherlands by Valerie Poore (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Built in 1899 as a working barge delivering goods between Amsterdam and Utrecht the barge ‘Vereeniging’ finally went out of service and into retirement in the 1960’s. She was not, by any means, a ‘liveaboard’ boat, but when Val bought Vereeniging’s r ...more
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What a joy it is to be back at Le Palizac with the lovely Beth, long-suffering Jack (is he becoming more mellow of late?) and their motley menagerie of furry and feathered critters! Beth’s snapshots of life in rural France are a delight. Walks in the ...more
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“It was very rainy yesterday and l'Empereur took his one hundred paces of exercise in the Billiard Room.”
― Lally Brown, The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821

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“We have been on this dreadful island for almost two years. I do not know how much longer I can endure this ocean prison.”
― Lally Brown, The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821

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“L'Empereur tells Henri that he has no religion, no profound faith. His Majesty says he finds this a great consolation as he has ‘no imaginary terrors and no fear of the future’. His Majesty once told General Gourgaud ‘Were I forced to profess a religion, I would worship the sun.”
― Lally Brown, The Countess, Napoleon and St. Helena: In Exile With The Emperor 1815 to 1821

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