Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Rita Golden Gelman

Crown Publishing Group, May 28, 2002 - Travel - 320 pages

“I move throughout the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities.” —From the Preface

Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986 she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.

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Review: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

User Review  - Roberta - Goodreads

This was a book club selection otherwise I probably wouldn't have finished it. I found it frustrating. Here is a writer in interesting parts of the world and what I mostly learn about is her. And it's ...

Review: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

User Review  - Tina Cipolla - Goodreads

This book gets a 3-star rating from me. I was excited to read this non-fiction memoir of a woman's travels, with its descriptions of exotic locations--mainly ones I have no interest in visiting in ...

About the author

Rita Golden Gelman is the author of more than seventy children’s books, including More Spaghetti, I Say!, a staple in every first-grade classroom. As a nomad, Rita has no permanent address. Her most recent encampments have been in Mexico and New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
• Author: Rita Golden Gelman
• Edition: reprint, annotated
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 2002
• ISBN: 0609809547, 9780609809549
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Essays & Travelogues