I adore reading and you will find books spilling over in every room in my home. Sometimes I think I live in a library.....but to be honest, not all books are what I term "shelfworthy". There are the books who get shelf space because they are yet to be read, and those that get space because they are so good that I (or John Mark) will read them again. The other unfortunate books find there way to my garage sale/paperback exchange box. The book Queen of The Road by Doreen Orion is shelfworthy which is the highest praise I can give.
This novel follows the hilarious and sometimes poignant adventures of Doreen and her husband as they embark on a one year sabbatical tour of the United States in a refurbished bus. First let me say that I admire Doreen for overcoming her fears of such an odious undertaking, and turning it into an experience of self discovery. Every chapter starts off with a cocktail recipe reminiscent of the story to come. I must admit I can't wait to make Elusive Moose and Love me Bender.
I really enjoyed the history involved in some of the locations, and probably my favorite part was their stay at the Nudist RV resort. I half to admit a little disappointment that they were not as enchanted with Texas as I am....but hey I understand we Texans are not everyone's cup of tea. Finally, Doreen has left me with a burning desire to visit Savannah, and experience that city in all it's glory.
I also envy her for having a handy husband (alas, mine is not so much). Doreen's Tim is the perfect foil for her larger than life character. She affectionately refers to him as Project Nerd, and he seem to remain the calm voice of reason, and the fix- it man for everything. Tim is the kind of guy we would all want around us for support.
The New York Post says, “(The book is) a Charles Kuralt-Albert Brooks-style romp where they meet up with nudists, robbers and more. Required reading.” New York Times Bestselling Novelist Jonathan Kellerman notes, “A charming, insightful and - most important - hilarious book that evokes the best of Bill Bryson and David Sedaris, but spotlights the unique voice of a gifted memoirist.”
If you are looking for a great read, or the perfect Christmas gift for a reader you know, than look no further. Doreen Orion is a hoot and a half, and well worth the time. This one you will want for your own shelfworthy book. To purchase a copy for yourself just click through here.
This Blog is one stop on the Queen of the Road book tour joining many others in the next few days thanks to Family Review Network.The tour will be held November 28-December 10.
The Giveaway!
As a thank you to those who are learning about Queen of the Road through the book blog tour a great prize package is being offered. There will be one prize across all the book blog tour stops. Everyone who leaves a comment here on my tour post will be entered to win!
One lucky winner gets all this:
Mom Logic Tote bag, eye brightener and mouse pad from momlogic.com
Wrist water bottle from swiggies.com $13 value
Gift certificate for free flashcards from goosiecards.com $29 value
Rose Pin ($10 value)
Natural, dye-free dog tug from Purrfect Play purrfectplay.com $18 value
Book, “Uncovered” by Mark Goldwich $13 value
“Attitude of Gratitude” Tank Top Med from empoweringthings.com $19.39 value
“Be Natural” tee shirt from jb-justbe.com $15 value
Cats on Cards Pet Rescue Stickers from purrfectplay.com $7.95 value
2009 Park-It Guide for NYC from parkitguides.com $13 value
Total Value of Prize: $130.00+
To enter just leave a comment below and tell me if you would ever consider taking such a trip around the country yourself! Don't forget that your email needs to be in your profile or in your comment to be able to win. Make your comments before 12/17 to be entered.
Look for more Bloggers on the tour to increase your chances of winning!
148 comments:
Hi Christine--I wanted to email you but I never can manage to do it via blogs since I don't know my pop server and all that other stuff they want. Anywho, I want to do the blog tour IF I don't have to provide books to all the participants--too expensive. Will you please email me at write2me@heidiashworth.com and give me the details? The ones I read when we talked about this earlier just weren't clear enough for wheat-brain me. Thanks! Heidi
Hello. I would totally go around the country, but I would have to leave my kids behind with a Nanny McPhee type of person. I love to travel, and explore, but I admit that I am very selfish and would want to do it on MY timeline and do the things I want, when I want. Alas, I am sure such a trip will never happen, at least till I retire!
what a fun adventure!!! The book sounds great :) And wow - what a fabulous prize :)
I think I could do it once my kids were all grown. Sounds like it would be a fun thing to do with my husband.
Yes, I would love to take that trip. Maybe it's time to stop dreaming and do it.
I'd love that kind of trip! I too, would have some fears to overcome, but think it would be an exciting, invigorating, life affirming experience!
Thanks for the chance to win!
arbrashears (at) msn dot com
That would be a wonderful trip to take. I may take a trip by myself one day! thank you for the contest
I would definitely travel around the country by myself!
I'd only go if my kids could come, I would miss them too much. cdziuba@aol.com
BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MILITARY FOR TWENTY YEARS I DID DO ALOT OF TRAVELING AROUND THE GOOD OLD USA, BUT I RATHER HAVE MY WIFE WITH ME IF IF COULD TRAVEL THUR THE GOOD OLD USA
No I wouldn't go anywhere without my best friend, my wife.
I would definitely take a trip like that. I recently road tripped from Texas to Oregon and it was beautiful.
thedizdar(at)gmail(dot)com
I have dreamed of travelling like that for a lot of years.
definitely
I would love to travel the country, but know I will never be able to. What a great contest!
LowTN2 (at) aol (dot) com
Yes, I would travel around alone. I've done it before and would do it again. Everyone should at least once in their lives, it's a whole other experience than traveling with others.
absolutely!!!! What fun...thanks for entry and great contest!
absolutely if i could ever afford it
Probably not. I cant sleep anywhere but at home.
rebbi511 at peoplepc.com
I would love to travel this beautiful country. But I wouldn't do it with my husband.
absoltely! I love it:)
I probably would not be going for a cross country tour, even though I do love to see new places.
Sounds like a really fun book!
I'd love to try it. Would take some courage to just let go and start off across country. What an adventure.
I would do it as long as I was staying in safe places and it wasn't too exhausting. Thanks for the contest!
I traveled two weeks by myself in Ireland and had experiences I never would have had if I had been with someone. I got adopted by everyone - invited to tea by grandmas, soccer games by teens, pub visits, etc. and met other people traveling alone where we would pair up for a couple days. It was wonderful, and I never felt alone.
I would love to travel across the country, but only in the summer, and with a Winnebago with a bathroom and kitchen. Her book sounds like a lot of fun, please enter me!
smchester at gmail dot com
No. It would be no fun unless my family is with me.
Yes, I would consider taking a trip like this. In fact, when my husband and I first got married we started on a bicycle trip. We went over 900 miles in a month. We had to stop due to a health emergency, but in that month we met so many people. It is something I would consider doing again.
I will retire and travel all over
i wouldn't mind but might not be as much fun alone
I have always dreamed of taking a trip around the country. I hope to one day be able to afford it. Thanks for the giveaway.
3oink63moo484 (at) gmail(.)com
This really does sound like a fun book. I'd love to see what she thinks about the places I've visited or know someone who lives there..such as Texas actually!!
-Lauren
lauren51990 at aol dot com
I would love to take such a trip. What an adventure. You would meet so many interesting people and see life from so many different angles.
I don't know.
when I was younger I would have considered it, but not now
No, I wouldn't go anywhere by myself. Gotta have someone to share my experiences with!
I'd be so scared to travel alone...like what if my car broke down...but I think it would be crazy empowering and insightful!
Just stopping by for a pit stop on the tour to say hello, I'm a part of it as well:
http://robynsonlineworld.blogspot.com/2008/11/queen-of-road-review-giveaway.html
I could never travel by myself.
I definitely would NOT do this on my own but would LOVE to travel cross county with my hubby :)
I could see myself not intending to do the round the country trip, but wandering around long enough were the end result is as such! Remember Not all that wander are lost.
Sure, don't see why it would be any big deal after I went to China by myself. :)
When traveling great distances I would like companionship but I have traveled 2-300 miles alone
I would love to do the trip around the country. I think a couple of summers would be perfect maybe ne, se, nw, and sw would be the best way. The kids would learn so much. Now to figure how to ditch the job!
It would be wonderful to have my family with me and travel around the country to see all the great sites.
Sound like a great book. I don't think I'd do it.
Yes, I think I would. I enjoy solitude, and the newness of everything would make it exciting.
I would love to give it a try, not sure I could handle being in such close quarters with my hubby for that long though.
no, i could not leave my kids.
I do love the thought of adventure, but I would miss my husband and kids after about...hmmm...an hour! LOL Okay...maybe a day! :)
Sounds like a grand trip. I would definately be interested in doing it. I am not the best navigator but prefer that to driving, so I'll have to bring a driver along with me. Great fun. Thanks,
Jusrebeth@yahoo.com
I don't think I would want to go around the country by myself. I love traveling but I'm not a big fan of doing huge things like that alone.
No I wouldn't go on a trip by myself, it wouldn't be any fun, plus I'm not good at directions
I have road-tripped across this great country: camped down an old logging road in the high forest of Oregon; slept on the shores of quiet steams in Iowa, Idaho, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming & Montana; stayed outside casinos in Washington & Michigan; overnighted at super-centers in Kansas, Pennsylvania & New York; wandered through streets of Savannah, San Antonio, San Francisco, South Beach, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City, Seattle, Boston... Still lucky and healthy enough to keep on a-going! Still exploring! Hope to see you soon, fellow travelers!
I honestly dont think that I could travel by myself again. I drove from NY to Key West alone and I was so so so lonely...
Yes I would love to travel across the country if I had more money and a better car I go in a minute thanks.
I love road trips! I do it all the time!
definitely want to with my husband when the boys are older.
I would do it! Hope I win. dukeofapes@gmail.com
If I could do it all over again, I'd have gone on a road trip when i was younger. I've driven up to San Fransisco with friends, but never cross country.. now with gas prices so high, I"m wondering if I'll ever get the chance. We'll see. :)
Rockapink [at] aol.com
Since my hubs is gone for a year and I'm left with the kids..I'm thinking YES..just for some peace and quiet
I asked my husband a few years ago if once the kids are raised we could take a one year trip around the country. I would do it with him but not by myself. I'm more of a homebody but remember when all thee kids were litte wanting to just drive away on a trip when it got to be too much. Of course I never did rosasn4@cocmast.net
cdrury@gmail.com
around Europe maybe
I haven't traveled much. I have always thought about traveling if I ever got the chance. I still live within 3 miles of my homestead. Please enter me, thank you
oh i love traveling and seeing exited new places all over the world so YES i would go on a trip such as this one, sounds very exiting to me.
Oh i love to travel and see new places and things, but i dont think i could do it alone. There was a time i could have. It sounds very exciting though.
I'm getting a little old to do things alone but with my husband yes.
I would LOVE to do a trip like this! I love traveling.
Let me tell you...Breast Cancer changes the way you think...and see life. I would take a trip like this in a heart beat !! Now my hubby on the other hand, well, that could be another story...LOL !
He's a homebody, so we'd have a problem right off the bat. And if I couldn't talk him into a trip around the country, I'd take my children or a friend with me...how exciting a trip like this would be !!
This sounds like an extremely fun and interesting read. Thanks so very much for a great giveaway !
Merry Christmas,
Cathy
tholix at pineland dot net
No way, no how! I am a homebody and the thought of days/weeks or longer in a car or motorhome sounds like a nightmare!
Sounds like fun but I would have to have a loved with me :) ty 4 the fantastic giveaway and entry!
wow
I would love to go on a trip around the country. My husband and I both love adventures.
dawns_horizen@yahoo.com
I would never consider taking such a trip. That's why I need to read this book. It would change my mind.
I would love to take the trip - but have no time to do so. Please enter me in your contest, thankyou and have a happy holiday season.
LayDeeBugLove@aol.com
id be too much of a wimp
i love to travel but it is more fun when you can share it ,so i would have to think about it.
I would love to take that kind of trip!
I'm a stay at home person myself. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
I have taken this kind of trip, I spent two years with my husband, who is a long distance truck driver, travelling all over the country
Yes I would most desire to take a trip by myself around the world and country and enjoy every minute of it, with a nice tall glass of extra cold water to ease the Menopause.
I would love too, but I would have to wait until my daughter was older. I would love to take my husband and daughter with me and travel though.
Traveling is my absolute FAVORITE thing to do. I love going with family members, so they too can experience the wonders the world had to offer. We've actually been planning for a few years to do a cross country trip, kids and all!
I would totally do it--you can expand your mind by learning about other places.
yes-I'd take that trip-sounds like alot of fun
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
I would love to take a roadtrip around the country! I would just want to wait for my little one to get a little older first!
countrygirl1823@aol.com
I never have, but i would like to try! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net
Yes, I'm probably just crazy enough to do it!
Oh yes, this would be so much fun, my husband and I love to do road trips, it would be great to go for a whole year! Happy Holidays.
I wouldn't do it by myself. I wouldn't feel safe, especially because I don't know another language. Also I don't think it'd be as much fun not having someone to share it with.
i would definitely have to have someone with me because i don't like traveling by myself.
Christina - xristya@rock.com - I actually HAVE taken a very similar trip (with a comedian, when he was promoting his work in nightclubs and I was promoting my short stories and poems to editors of literary magazines!). I'd love to do it again - don't know how many chances one gets in a lifetime!
I've always had the dream of taking off in the RV, just driving, sightseeing, starting from home and just zig zagging all over the USA.
I actually knew some people that did this with their young children, the stories they have shared with me are priceless. They stopped and worked when they needed to but it was an adventure they will never forget. That is something I would love.
I would love to read this book! Gotta get my hands on one.
Thank you for the chance and Happy Holidays
I'd love to take a trip around the country, but I wouldn't do it alone.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
In a minute - I love to travel.
I could see myself taking this trip. Thanks for the chance to win.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
I would take the trip in a heartbeat. When do I leave!
ardy22 at earthlink.net
Yes I would with hubby, the dog and 2 parrots We are thinking of doing just this when we retire and go travel out west to explore and renew ourselves
i would take my b/f with me
I would love to take a trip with my best friend.. the book seems so cool!
I have driven alone from the North all the way down to the South a few times, and I would do it again.
wow that souns like a great contest. i would love to win. id take my bf with me.
Wow! What a great prize. I have not traveled much (just in my dreams)! I wish I could travel the world but I would love to explore the states first. I check out travel books all the time from the library.
Thanks,
Terri
teraustin@mindspring.com
I'm not much of a traveller, but I love to read of other's travels.
Please enter me.
I spent 3 months traveling from Key West to Seattle, then 6 months on a Harley from Indy to Key West to South Dakota---I'd wish I were younger but Heck Yes!! I'd do it again!
In a heartbeat!
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
I would love to take a trip like this. If only I could get rid of the kids... give me a few years.
No, a trip around the world is not for me. There's no place like home...awhisnant@comcast.net
I would definitely do it. Sounds fun!
yes i would consider it, not sure if i would i think i may be too much of a chicken
Oh I would definitely take a solo trip. It would be so fun to explore on my own.
A dream of mine is to travel, so I would definitely take a trip around the country by myself. Please count me in and thanks for the contest!
codisweepstakes at gmail dot com
I would have no prolem traveling around the country by myself. I think I would stay at smaller towns and try out B&B's and Hostels
I would love to travel the country by myself. I used to drive a lot by myself. I have driven 12 hour one trips by myself and several 10 and 8 hr one way ones. I wonder if I am still brave enough?
thanks for the contest!
glad I found your blog too! looks pretty interesting! going to bookmark!
I would love to travel the country and would have no problem doing so alone. There are new experiences to be had and new people to meet.
This book sounds really good. I grew up traveling (Navy dad, we almost always had a trailer or camper while I was growing up), so I got pretty jaded about riding the open roads. When I was 21, though, my mom and I took off for California and we spent about three weeks getting there and back home to Florida. We had a great time. My husband hates being in the car, but if I had the time and money, I'd pack up mom and hit the road again in a heartbeat!
I would travel the country in a heartbeat! My husband(boyfriend then) and I did it 27 years ago. We took 6 weeks and saw & did so much! We would love to do it again! It's an amazing experience!
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This book sounds like a fantastic read! Yes, I would consider taking a trip around the country by myself, or with a close friend! It is something I have dreamed and fantasized about many times in my life. Perhaps having the opportunity to read this book will inspire me to one day actually live out my dream! Thank you for making my imagination once again take me away to a wonderful place! Happy Holidays everyone!
joannaonthelake@gmail.com
I wouove to travel cross-country, but would want to take my husband since we are now empty-nesters.
I would'nt venture to far from home but, would travel some with my mom.
I wish I was brave enough to do something like this on my own.
Lee :)
leechrista @ gmail dot com
Heck I would jump at the chance to take a trip like this. What a great prize!
adamnsarahsmall@yahoo.com
I would love to take a trip around the country by myself. I hope I get the chance.
NO WAY im afraid to go locally by myself..lol
I am much too scared to try to travel alone. I wish I was not scared of boats and planes and could see the world.
Yes, I'd take that trip and love every minute of it. trinitygsd at yahoo dot comm
I'm a travel nurse, so I already travel around the country by myself.
I love to travel and have planned a long touring trip for quite some time. Unfortunately my chosen companions (my grandchildren) are growing up and have families and obligations of their own. I'm still trying to make it happen.
Would of done it when I was young and thought I could conquer the worl but now I wouldn't.skyxsky27(at)gmail.com
Any trip to any place in the world would be awesome because I feel like life is only so long and you need to enjoy it while you can
I don't think I'd ever travel the country by myself. With my spouse when my daughter is grown, perhaps, but not alone.
I would love to do it but I do not know how safe I would feel by myself. I would also like to share the experience.
maybe, if i had the money!
If I had tons of time off and plenty of money I might do something like this. Sounds kind of exciting! colorfulcarla @ comcast.net
Consider it, I would love it.
I would love to go to Scottland someday & spend at least a whole month there alone!
I think Scottland is the closest we can get to heaven without dying!
I would love totravel alone & have time to myself toreflect & grow spiritually.
I'd definitely take a roadtrip. The hard part would be picking which cat to take with me and which one to find a babysitter for.
ladycat713@yahoo.com
I'd love to take a trip around the country!
I would definitely take a road trip! It'd be fun!
In a heartbeat!
Now that I'm retired I would love to travel around the USA. Not alone though. This book looks really good. Thanks for having the contest!
Just think: No annoying neighbors for longer than one night...I think!
No, too dangerous.
donna444444@yahoo.com
Can't wait till the kids are a little older so we can travel.
Yes, I would love to take a trip around the country like this!
I would definitely consider taking such a trip around the country myself if I could afford it.
of course!! I love traveling, f I had the time and money I would travel all the time!
strycker@slu.edu
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