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Secret Women's Business

Secret Women's Business
Travel books for ladies.

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A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENCE Kirsty Sword Gusmao (signed) - A Story of Love and the birth of a new nation
A popular book by the Australian wife of East Timor liberator, Xanana Gusmao. A scarce signed edition.

Price: AUD 12.00


A WOMAN UNKNOWN Voices from a Spanish Life by Lucia Graves
The author grew up in Majorca, looks like an interesting read for anybody into Spain. This is a used book in good condition: cover is clean with light wear and creasing; pages are clean and tanning at the edges with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


ALMOST FRENCH A New life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull
A most popular France travel memoir.

Price: AUD 5.00


AMONG THE WHITE MOONFACES Memoirs of a Nonya Feminist by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Malaysia. Very hard to find. Good condition with clean white pages. Mild reading wear to edges and corners. See photos for cover blurb and condition.

Price: AUD 9.00


BEHIND THE VEIL An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia
A classic Saudi Arabia travelogue. Book is in good condition with clean white pages, light reading wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


BELLA TUSCANY The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes
An uber popular travel memoir. This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with little wear; pages tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


BURNED ALIVE The Shocking True Story of One Woman's Escape from an "Honour" Killing by Souad
Author is from West Bank and was set alight for having sex before marriage. Book is in good, read condition. Pages are clean and browning at edges with age. Some wear and creasing to cover and corners. A bit worn but fine as a reading copy. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


CAVE IN THE SNOW Vicki Mackenzie - A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
Diane Perry converted to Buddhism and secluded herself in a remote cave in India for twelve years on intense meditation.

Price: AUD 8.00


DESERT ROYAL by Jean Sasson
A royal Saudi Arabia memoir by the author of Princess. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear; pages are clean and tanning with age; minor shelf marks. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 5.00


EAT PRAY LOVE One Woman's Search For Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert
The best-seller that inspired the Julia Roberts movie. The author gets divorced in her thirties and travels Rome, India and Bali.

Price: AUD 5.00


ENKOP AI My Life with the Maasai by Catherine Oddie
A popular and controversial muzungu memoir: the author is a whitey who shacked up with a Masai warrior in Kenya. This is a used book in good condition: pages are white and clean, cover is clean with some wear to corners and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 11.00




EXTRA VIRGIN Annie Hawes - Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria
Two English sisters move to the olive growing regon of Liguria, North Western Italy.

Price: AUD 8.00


GEISHA Liza Dalby
Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life.

Price: AUD 8.00


GOING SOLO A Guide for women travelling alone by Merran White
A guide for going it alone for ladies.

Price: AUD 5.00


HIGH ALBANIA Edith Durham - A Victorian Traveller's Balkan Odyssey
Edith Durham began her travels late in life on her doctor's orders. She sailed to Montenegro and began a love affair with the Balkans that lasted the rest of her life. This is her passionate account of life in the formidable mountainous terrain of Northern Albania.

Price: AUD 15.00


HONEYMOON IN PURDAH An Iranian Journey
The author disguises herself as a honeymooner to get access to the Iran most of us will never see, looks like a great read. This is a used travel book in good, read condition: pages are clean and tanning at the edges with age; some light wear and creasing to corners; cover is clean with light wear; price marked on bottom edge of book with texta. Has been read a few times but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 6.00


IN THE LAND OF INVISIBLE WOMEN A female doctor's journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A Ahmed MD
A scarce Saudi Arabia memoir by a western trained female Muslim doctor. This is a used travel book in good condition: nice and clean with light wear and age; some minor creasing to bottom corner on last 20 or so pages. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD 12.00


IRAN AWAKENING From prison to Peace Prize: one woman's struggle at the crossroads of history by Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
A scarce book in very good condition. Very clean and rarely read. See photos for cover blurb, sample page and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD 8.00


J-ROCK GROUPIES 200 Photos of unique Japanese girls
A rare & hellbento book of great Japanese fashionistas.

Price: AUD 10.00