Description
Fireball Lily offers a vivid, firsthand account of Christa-Maria Beardsley's wide-ranging global travels, an endeavor she pursued energetically for a full fifteen years after her retirement from academia. From the Buddhist monasteries of Thailand and Japan and the imposing grandeur of Victoria, Niagara, and Iguaz Falls to the moai of Easter Island, the North Pole's otherworldly beauty, and the stark poverty of Hong Kong's fishing communities, Ms. Beardsley's destinations elicit her fascination with the varied expressions of both nature and human culture. Informed by a rich personal history and an enduring concern for human suffering, the author's keenly appreciative eye takes in the full range of socioeconomic conditions - from the tragic to the unimaginably luxurious - and the virtually endless quirks of human personality. Indeed, at the heart of the author's travelogue are the people she meets along the way, a cast of characters she treats with her hallmark blend of curiosity, humor, and moral discernment.
Author: Christa-Maria Beardsley
Publisher: Pen & Publish, Inc.
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 454
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d
ISBN13: 9781941799789
ISBN10: 1941799787
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers