Without Reservations
The Travels of an Independent Woman
by
Alice Steinbach
It's so cool that this woman, so comfortable alone, is able to make friends so easily and naturally. A chance table companion at a crowded restaurant who introduces her to two old friends. A gentleman at the bookstore who cautions her that dripping tears on Jane Eyre will make her have to buy it. A slim, handsome stranger met on a train....
The friendship with the stranger, Narohito, comes to dominate large swathes of the book, yet the spirit of adventure lives on. It's had to explain what makes this book so appealing--it's slow in pace but lively in detail. Never laugh-out-loud funny but always light-hearted. She's able to throw off even the occasional disappointment and even an attempted mugging--with difficulty--and see the good and beauty in all her adventures. What an excellent traveling companion she would be!
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