Description
Join broadcaster, journalist and proud northerner Peg Alexander as she launches Matching Rucksacks, a warm, frank and uplifting travel memoir.
Facing unemployment, miscarriages, a house fire and a fragile marriage, Peg and her husband, Jimmy, gave up their jobs, home and belongings for a life-changing grown-up gap year around the world. What happened when they returned to the UK was beyond anything they could have imagined.
A decade later, they retraced the Asia leg of the trip, this time in love and in a sunnier place, with more money in the bank but scars from the years between.
From Bradford to Asia, this is a story of adventure, reinvention, mental health, marriage and hard-won healing, told with Peg’s trademark honesty, humour and optimism.
Sometimes you have to travel halfway around the world before you can see what’s right in front of you
About the Author
Peg Alexander
Peg Alexander is a Leeds-based, award-winning broadcaster, presenter and journalist working across television, radio, podcasts and live events. A former politician, public policy professional and charity CEO, she is an expert in people-powered change and currently leads a non-profit network supporting people in debt. Her first book, a travel-inspired memoir, is forthcoming.
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