One woman's work and other disasters - Ruth Jennings

Funny things happen when you are working on a cruise ship, and when you are teaching, or doing market research, or working on a local newspaper. Funny things happen too when you are building your own house – though you don't always see the funny side of them at the time. If you have ever juggled children and work, or taken a job just because it was there, or because it seemed a good idea at the time, you will empathise with the author. Though perhaps you would have drawn the line at sausage tasting, cardboard folding, or knitting fingerless gloves.Have you ever fancied trying your hand at writing? Do you want to hear first hand how that works? Ever thought you'd like to appear on TV or record an item for 'Woman's Hour'? No need to leave the comfort of your chair, the author has tried them all for you, and is reporting back.But it's not all work, there is time off for good behaviour, and for travel; from a seaplane view of Alaska, to inside Scott's hut in the Antarctic: encounters with bears in Canada, nuns in Italy, and corpses in China. … And always the worry about what to wear, and keeping an eye out for that axe murderer.This is a book to make you feel that you have lived your life quite sensibly, and to share a laugh with someone who hasn't.