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East of Croydon

Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges'

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East of Croydon

By: Sue Perkins
Narrated by: Sue Perkins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of East of Croydon written and read by Sue Perkins.

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.

Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol.

Here's the thing:

I am scared of flying.
I have zero practical skills.
I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.
For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety
I bolt when panicked.
I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress
I have no ability to learn languages.
I am a terrible hypochondriac

And I am no good with boats.

So I said yes.

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Critic reviews

Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father's death
Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving
Alongside a wealth of vivid and hilarious travel stories, Sue also writes movingly about coming to terms with the recent death of her father as she stands beside the Ganges
The former Bake Off presenter journeys far out of her comfort zone on travels from India to Indonesia, sharing entertaining travel stories and a moving account of grieving for her father

An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account
Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion
Her misadventures deliver laughs aplenty, but she's also engaged with the places, politics and crucially, the people. Enjoyable, interesting and often moving
Praise for Spectacles:
Drama, tears and laughs - Spectacles has got it all. A brilliant, touching memoir suffused with love, it reminds you that life is best lived at wonky angles. I ADORED it (Jessie Burton, Bestselling author of)
Very funny . . . It seems there are two Sue Perkins: the TV one, who gabbles and pratfalls, and the sensitive one who aches. The first of course, exists to protect the second. They can both write. The first writes comedy, the second tragedy; in this sense, reading her memoir is very like meeting her
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Loved this travel book with a difference. I love Sue's ability to really share her experiences so personally.

Beautifully told

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heartwarming witty and sometimes very personal accounting her travels and fathers death. I love her style and didn't want to stop listening

heartwsrming

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Having listened to Sue's autobiography and enjoyed her narration I wanted to hear more so listened to this one. It is so informative and personal and is full of humour and sadness. I really really enjoyed it.

So enjoyable and interesting

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Sue Perkins describes lives on the Mekong, Ganges and that of her and her family.

Sue Perkins' no holds barred description of lives

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This is a wonderful book. It is funny which is what you expect but what you don't expect is a beautiful memoir that makes you laugh and cry in the same chapter. I have never read any sue perkins before but I am rushing to download another now. Thank you sue for your lovely ramblings.

Beautiful heartbreaking and hilarious

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