博客來Gullible Travels is the incredible account of a world tour inspired by an international beauty pageant. In her quest to discover which nations feel superior and why, the solo female traveler encounters diverse perspectives, persuasions, and personalities. Among these are a chief with a penchant for puzzles, a tour guide with a penchant for puns, and a poetess with a penchant for limericks. The trip’s dramatic moments include a five-act tragedy about a melancholy prince and his wicked stepfather. Set in Scandinavia, it has several soliloquies, the odd murder, and a play within a play.
Sometime during the odyssey, our modern-day Odysseus is shipwrecked. Marooned on an enchanted isle, she waits in a literary manner in a literary manor until an ocean liner comes to her rescue. But is it a rescue? Or is it a plot to lure her into a misadventure involving a handsome stranger, a celebrated detective, and a priceless stolen artifact?
After the world tour, the travel journal gets picked up by an illustrious New England house, and the author-publisher interactions form the subplot. This comic, fast-paced traveler’s tale will inspire readers to embark on world tours of their own.
