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East of Croydon

Travels through India and South East Asia inspired by her BBC 1 series 'The Ganges'

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East of Croydon

By: Sue Perkins
Narrated by: Sue Perkins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of East of Croydon written and read by Sue Perkins.

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.

Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol.

Here's the thing:

I am scared of flying.
I have zero practical skills.
I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.
For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety
I bolt when panicked.
I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress
I have no ability to learn languages.
I am a terrible hypochondriac

And I am no good with boats.

So I said yes.

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Critic Reviews

Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father's death
Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving
Alongside a wealth of vivid and hilarious travel stories, Sue also writes movingly about coming to terms with the recent death of her father as she stands beside the Ganges
The former Bake Off presenter journeys far out of her comfort zone on travels from India to Indonesia, sharing entertaining travel stories and a moving account of grieving for her father

An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account
Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion
Her misadventures deliver laughs aplenty, but she's also engaged with the places, politics and crucially, the people. Enjoyable, interesting and often moving
Praise for Spectacles:
Drama, tears and laughs - Spectacles has got it all. A brilliant, touching memoir suffused with love, it reminds you that life is best lived at wonky angles. I ADORED it (Jessie Burton, Bestselling author of)
Very funny . . . It seems there are two Sue Perkins: the TV one, who gabbles and pratfalls, and the sensitive one who aches. The first of course, exists to protect the second. They can both write. The first writes comedy, the second tragedy; in this sense, reading her memoir is very like meeting her
All stars
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I loved it. Very moving. A fantastic account of a journey in a world few in the west really understand.

Beautiful and touching and heartbreaking

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Such an engaging narrator and fascinating story, am now keen to watch the documentaries so I can put faces to names and experience the whole thing again.

Fabulous experience

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Once again Sue Perkins delights you with her humour, insight and love. You finish wanting more and feeling like you have made a new best friend! I hope the books keep coming!

She has done it again!

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I could listen to Sue talk all day, and I pretty much did for three. Be prepared to unexpectedly laugh out loud. People look at you funny. Be mindful that you may also cry. People also look at you funny if you have tears rolling down your face while doing the groceries. I loved every page and highly recommend Sue as an author, a TV presenter and a narrator. Huge fan.

Please go on more adventures Sue!

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Yet again Sue Perkins makes me laugh and cry and entertain. Please right another x

Another brilliant book

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