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About Anna McNuff
Anna's major journeys include cycling a beautiful pink bicycle through each and every state of the USA, running the length of New Zealand, and exploring the peaks and passes of The Andes mountains - a journey in which she ascended the equivalent to eleven times the height of Everest on a bicycle.
In the summer of 2019, she set off on her most ambitious adventure yet - a 2,300+ mile (90 marathon) run through Britain... in her bare feet. Starting in the Shetland Islands and ending five months later in London, she weaved her way along rugged coastlines, through small villages, across moors, along beaches, over farmland and even pitter pattered down the odd picturesque A-road too. All the way along, she'll gave talks to the young women of britain about taking on challenges of their own.
Much closer to home, she has also spent a month cycling across Europe directed entirely by social media, run the length of Hadrian's wall dressed as a Roman Soldier, and the length of the Jurassic Coast, dressed as a dinosaur. As you do.
She can often be found writing in a local café in her home city of Gloucester, and will never turn down a slice of lemon meringue pie.
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**WINNER of the 2020 Amazon Kindle Storyteller Literary Award**
"Llama Drama is simply hilarious. If anyone wants something witty and moving at the same time. Also, something empowering, then this is the one for them. I literally inhaled it." - Claudia Winkleman, TV Presenter and Author
What Amazon readers are saying about Llama Drama:
★★★★★ “Loved every minute of it!”
★★★★★ “An antidote for the madness of 2020”
★★★★★ “Truly inspiring”
★★★★★ “A brilliant book for anyone interested in travel, conquering their fears, cycling, adventure, South America”
★★★★★ “I couldn't put it down!”
★★★★★ “Buy the damn thing. It’s awesome!”
★★★★★ “Anna’s humor and bold sense of adventure is infectious”
★★★★★ “Honest, kind and real.”
★★★★★ “Cheered me up no end”
★★★★★ “A magnificent account of adventure”
★★★★★ “I thought Anna’s previous books were unable to be surmounted. This one does it. It is SO good.”
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Why take the shortest, most direct route through life, when you could choose the wiggliest, most mountainous one possible?
Armed with a limited grasp of Spanish and determined to meet as many llamas as possible, Anna and her friend Faye set off on a 6-month journey along the spine of the largest mountain range in the world – the Andes.Beginning in the bustling city of La Paz, the duo pedal south – through dense jungle, across pristine white salt flats and past towering volcanoes, following the path of thundering glacial rivers to the snow-tipped peaks of Patagonia.
Sleeping wild in their tents most nights, they endure 50-mph crosswinds and catastrophic crashes, and go head to head with one very determined saddle sore called Sally. By the time they make it to the southernmost tip of the continent, they have cycled 5,500 miles and ascended over 100,000 metres through the mighty Andes – equivalent to 11 times the height of Everest.
Told from the seat of Anna’s bicycle, Llama Drama is a witty and compelling account of life at its rawest and most rich. For anyone who has ever wanted to journey through the stunning natural landscapes of South America – this story is for you.
♥ The books in the 'Anna's Adventures' series can be read in any order ♥
"Just then, a train of thought rumbled into motion and a soft voice asked me a question. It was almost a whisper. ‘What are you doing here?’ it said. ‘You are building a career, Anna,’ came the reply from another more sinister voice. ‘But are you building a life?’ said the soft voice again. And for that I had no answer."
Disillusioned with corporate London life and with no previous experience as a long-distance cyclist, Anna decides to clamber atop a beautiful pink bicycle (named Boudica) and set out on an 11,000-mile journey on her own, through each and every state of the USA. Dodging floods, blizzards and electrical storms, she pedals side by side with mustangs of the Wild West, through towering redwood forests, past the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and on to the volcanos of Hawaii.
Along the way, she meets record-breaking grandmas, sings with Al Green at a gospel service and does her best to avoid becoming a grizzly bear's dinner. 50 Shades of the USA is a down-to-earth, heartfelt and hilarious account of an adventure through a country well-known, but far less well-understood. It is a stunning tale of self-discovery told through the eyes of a woman who couldn’t help but wonder if there was more to life, and more to America too.
OVER 1,000 - 5-STAR AMAZON REVIEWS
What the Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ "A thrilling coming of age journey that'll make you yearn for adventure" - RUNNER'S WORLD
★★★★★ "Beaming with limitless positivity and ambition" - WOMEN'S RUNNING
★★★★★ ”A story that inspires others to blaze a trail." - THE GUARDIAN
★★★★★ "Travel writing at its best!"
★★★★★ "Hilarious and inspiring."
★★★★★ "So down to earth. Full of passion and vulnerability"
★★★★★ "Wow. Wow. Wow. Pure inspiration."
★★★★★ "I don't normally feel moved to review books, but this one blew me away! I was gripped from begining to end."
★★★★★ "I felt like I was running right alongside her."
BOOK DESCRIPTION
"When I ran, I ran for pleasure. I didn’t run for times, to win, to impress: I ran for me. When I ran my bum cheeks rubbed together, so much so that if I was going on a long run I’d have to ‘lube up’. I maintained that I was not a ‘real’ runner – I just liked to run so that I could eat cake."
Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated.
Maybe she could just run it anyway?
Travelling alone through New Zealand’s backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers. Running up to 52 kilometres in a day, she slept wild most nights, and was taken into the homes and hearts of the kiwi people in between.
The Pants of Perspective is a witty, colourful and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story which will lead you on a roller coaster ride through fear, vulnerability courage and failure. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin – this story is for you.
♥ The books in the 'Anna's Adventures' series can be read in any order ♥
The complete collection of bestselling adventure books from Anna McNuff.
"One of the most inspiring adventurers of our time" The Guardian
"Beaming with limitless ambition and positivity" Women's Running
Saddle up for a series of adventuresome stories: from running the length of New Zealand, cycling through every state of USA and pedalling along the spine of South America's Andean Mountains. Hilarious, heartwarming and refreshingly down-to-earth - these are stories that will leave you feeling like you've been on a wild adventure from the comfort of your armchair.
A boxet that you won't want to put down.
What Amazon Readers are saying:
★★★★★ 'Funny, honest and the perfect read to make you think about having your own adventure!'
★★★★★ 'Anna's books keep getting better and better.'
★★★★★ 'A magnificent account of adventure.'
★★★★★ 'Super entertaining. I laughed and cried along with you'
★★★★★ 'Anna's tale of struggle, vulnerability, self-reliance, dogged determination and personal growth are a joy to read.'
★★★★★ 'I'm not a runner. I'm not a cyclist. I'm not an adventurer. I thought I wouldn't enjoy this but I LOVED IT!'
★★★★★ 'Such a captivating book! Truly a travel book with a difference'
★★★★★ 'A brilliant, inspirational read!'
★★★★★ 'Wow. Wow. Wow. Just wow.'
BOOK DESCRIPTIONS (abbreviated)
① The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000km running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand
Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated.
Maybe she could just run it anyway?
The Pants of Perspective is a witty, colourful and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story which will lead you on a roller coaster ride through fear, vulnerability courage and failure. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin – this story is for you.
② 50 Shades Of The USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America
Disillusioned with corporate London life and with no previous experience as a long-distance cyclist, Anna decides to clamber atop a beautiful pink bicycle (named Boudica) and set out on an 11,000-mile journey on her own, through each and every state of the USA. Dodging floods, blizzards and electrical storms, she pedals side by side with mustangs of the Wild West, through towering redwood forests, past the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains and on to the volcanos of Hawaii.