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Feet of Clay - Ffyona Campbell

Description: ISBN 0752826034 / Genre: Travel / Related frankly and intimately, this is the story of a wilful young woman's journey on foot across ... more

Feet of Clay - Ffyona Campbell ... Australia, traversing some of the most inhospitable country in the world. She endures dehydration, heat, huge blisters and hordes of flies.

Newest Review: ... places to life. The only person Ffyona travels with is her back-up driver David. Alternately the focus of her frustrations ... more

... and fantasies, he syringes her blisters (of w hich there are many!), organises interviews, makes vast quantities of avocadoes on toast, tells jokes, and farts! Their 'partnership' is a working one, although you get the distinct feeling she would like it to be something more. Although they go through so much together, they spend a great deal of time bickering – really rubbing each other up the wrong way. This constant sparring...more

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Feet of Clay - Ffyona Campbell: Not the Terry Pratchett one! (1226 words)
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It’s 3,200 miles from Sydney to Perth. Ffyona Campbell walked every step of the way at the age of just 21, breaking the men’s speed record as she did so. Feet of Clay is the story of that walk, and of a young woman’s emotional journey. * * * * * Born in 1967, Naval tradition was a strong influence on the family and had a huge impact on her upbringing. During her childhood and early teens the Campbells moved home no less than 24 times – which resulted in Ffyona being a pupil at 15 schools. A permanent base and long-lasting friendships were never part of her early life, but along with the praise and approval of her Father were the ... Read the complete review