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Self-Tanner for the Soul
- How I Ran Away to Europe and Found My Inner Glow (When Life Got Dark)
- Narrated by: Cat Marnell
- Length: 6 hrs
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Summary
From Cat Marnell, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir How to Murder Your Life, an irresistibly candid and magical travelogue of soul-seeking and self-healing
The spring of 2017 should have been the greatest time of Cat Marnell’s life. She was 34 and living the New York glamour life downtown, with a thriving career and a best-selling memoir. Instead, it was one of the worst. She’d gone through a protracted and traumatic breakup, nearly run out of money, and, during a month-long binge, "done something horrible" to herself that she couldn’t undo.
Her troubles mounting, Marnell makes a radically simple choice: She decides to leave her problems behind. She puts her belongings into storage and uses the last of her book advance to buy a one-way plane ticket to Europe. For the next four months, Marnell is a woman on the move. With nothing but a suitcase (Sammy) and a bag of wigs to her name, and no agenda other than to follow her heart (and maybe the Libertines' Pete Doherty), Marnell embarks on a profound personal journey, from late-night "Wizard Walks" in mysterious cities to almost drowning in a river - all while learning to face down her demons.
Whimsical, infectious, and utterly life-affirming, Self-Tanner for the Soul reminds us all of the life-changing magic of running away.
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- Katie
- 27-10-19
Only slightly less bonkers than her first book
If, like me, you loved How to Murder Your Life, you'll also race through this travel diary, which sees crazy Cat and her pillowcase full of wigs storming through Europe in search of twinkly lights, white wine and castles. It will make you equally excited and terrified about the prospect of travelling alone as a woman.
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- A. Schmitt Mendes
- 23-10-19
Excellent!
She does it again, such an interesting interesting and intelligent way to write about your life. Literally finished in one day. So funny
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- J Forrester
- 22-11-19
Looooove it. More please from Cat Marnell!
The ultimate hot mess and a brilliant audiobook narrator. This made me want to pack my bags, ignore my problems and go travelling around Europe for several months.
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- Monica x
- 24-12-22
Enjoyable
Excellent travelogue. I loved How to murder your life and this is lighter but very entertaining. Marnell has a unique voice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-21
Really enjoyed this unique audiobook
I loved how to murder your life, and also loved this! I am a female who does the solo travel thing too, so was good to get some advice from a fellow lady wanderer X
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- shiv
- 24-10-19
Good to hear Cats voice again!
It is good to hear Cats voice again! Its great to see that she is so much better!
This isn't a self help book or a travel guide. This more of a Wizard trying to remember how to be a Wizard! Lessons for all of us
Found the book to be quite sad, Cat seems so lonely at times. Don't let that put you off though! She is learning how to live with herself again! No real joy without sacrifice, and she is totally grateful for being alive and on this trip!
Highly recommend if you loved how to murder your life! You will defo enjoy hearing about Cat's adventure through Europe!
Wish there was more! Can't wait for her next book! Filled with joy knowing she's doing better in life!
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-19
it felt like I was there
it was an interesting recount of a lost girl finding herself, whilst getting lost in Europe
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- Mbriaw
- 22-10-19
Made me cry (in a good way)
Incredibly vivid descriptions and intimate tone from someone (you think) you know. Cat’s unique perspective and impressions of the places she visits combined with what I already knew about her from previous publications (especially her book) creates a very special blend of melancholy and optimism. I appreciated the slightly camp tone of voice with which she read. All in all very much recommend.
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- Sarah
- 27-07-20
I really wanted to like this
for once I agree with many of the reviews here. I love Cat Marnell's writing, how to murder your life and her columns are fantastic. this book however, is for me, neither one thing nor the other. it lacks description, sparkle, and soul. it reads lile a summative account of a travel schedule where Marnell alludes briefly to interesting points then fails to go on to write about them at all. it glosses over anything that might be interssting and details instead very boring, brief and repetitive accounts of moving from city to city. inane drivel, and not in the fabulous shiny way Marnell usually drivels inanely in her writing (drivel I usually love). such a shame. it gets 2 stars from me only for Marnell herself having been a part of it. i look forward to her next book.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-19
A let down
I really liked the first book - how to murder your life - but unfortunately this one didn’t resonate well with me. I was expecting some pretty interesting travel tales but most of it was very very dull. I’m glad Cat got her life together but I personally have more exciting travel stories I could share haha. Wouldn’t recommend unless perhaps you’ve never been abroad at all.
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