The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World

The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World Love, Loss, and Other Catastrophes Through Italy, India, and Beyond

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Publisher's Synopsis

A funny and heartwarming story of one woman's attempt to walk off a lifetime of fear -- with a soulmate, bad shoes, and lots of wine.

Torre DeRoche is at rock bottom following a breakup and her father's death when she crosses paths with the goofy and spirited Masha, who is pursuing her dream of walking the world. When Masha invites Torre to join her pilgrimage through Tuscany -- drinking wine, foraging wild berries, and twirling on hillsides -- Torre straps on a pair of flimsy street shoes and gets rambling.

But the magical hills of Italy are nothing like the dusty and merciless roads of India where the pair wind up, improvising a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Gandhi along his march to the seaside. Hoping to catch the nobleman's fearlessness by osmosis and end the journey as wise, svelte, and kick-ass warriors, they are instead unraveled by worry that this might be one adventure too far. Coming face-to-face with their worst fears, they discover the power of friendship to save us from our darkest moments.

Book information

ISBN: 9781580056854
Publisher: Basic Books
Imprint: Seal Press
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 915.404
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xxi, 259
Weight: 254g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 25mm