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Not Without My Father by Andra Watkins – Book Spotlight

March 18, 2015 by Darlene

Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace by Andra Watkins is today’s feature here on Peeking Between the Pages.  I wish there had been time for me to review this memoir as it sounds really good but since I couldn’t fit it in I’m spotlighting it instead.  I hope you enjoy learning a bit about Andra’s journey.

 

Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez
 

Title: Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444 Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace
Author: Andra Watkins
Publisher: Word Hermit Press
Pages: 240
Genre: Memoir
Format: Paperback/Kindle

 

About the Book

Can an epic adventure succeed without a hero?

Andra Watkins needed a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. She planned to walk fifteen miles a day. For thirty-four days.

After striking out with everyone in her life, she was left with her disinterested eighty-year-old father. And his gas. The sleep apnea machine and self-scratching. Sharing a bathroom with a man whose gut obliterated his aim.

As Watkins trudged America’s forgotten highway, she lost herself in despair and pain. Nothing happened according to plan, and her tenuous connection to her father started to unravel. Through arguments and laughter, tears and fried chicken, they fought to rebuild their relationship before it was too late. In Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace, Watkins invites readers to join her dysfunctional family adventure in a humorous and heartbreaking memoir that asks if one can really turn I wish I had into I’m glad I did.

 

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About the Author

Andra-WatkinsAndra Watkins lives in Charleston, South Carolina. A non-practicing CPA, she has a degree in accounting from Francis Marion University. She’s still mad at her mother for refusing to let her major in musical theater, because her mom was convinced she’d end up starring in porn films. In addition to her writing talent, Andra is an accomplished public speaker. Her acclaimed debut novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis was published by Word Hermit Press in 2014.

Her latest book is the memoir, Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444 Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace.

 

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  1. Suko says

    March 18, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Wow! This memoir sounds incredible!

    • admin says

      March 22, 2015 at 2:28 pm

      Susan, it does sound good. I’ve really gotten into memoirs more in the last few years. Some of them are so interesting.

  2. Vicki says

    March 21, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    I’ve had this on my tbr list since I first saw it was coming out. Thanks for the spotlight!

    • admin says

      March 22, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      Vicki, it does sound good. I look forward to your thoughts on it when you get a chance to read it.

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