The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand (Anna's Adventures)
The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand (Anna's Adventures) book cover

The Pants of Perspective: One woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand (Anna's Adventures)

Paperback – Large Print, September 15, 2020

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Price
$15.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
538
Publisher
Anna McNuff
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1999765873
Dimensions
6.14 x 1.35 x 9.21 inches
Weight
1.81 pounds

Description

A thrilling coming of age journey that'll make you yearn for adventure" - RUNNER'S WORLD "Beaming with limitless positivity and ambition" - WOMEN'S RUNNING "A story that inspires others to blaze a trail." - THE GUARDIAN "She's rough, she's tough, she's Anna McNuff!"- PAUL ROSS, TALK RADIO "This is travel with a difference... Anna McNuff is one of the most influential travellers of our time" - CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER

Features & Highlights

  • OVER 1,000 - 5-STAR REVIEWS
  • ★★★★★
  • This is the Large Print Edition of the book - with font size 16pt.
  • ★★★★★
  • "A thrilling coming of age journey that'll make you yearn for adventure" - RUNNER'S WORLD
  • ★★★★★
  • "Beaming with limitless positivity and ambition" - WOMEN'S RUNNING
  • ★★★★★
  • ”A story that inspires others to blaze a trail." - THE GUARDIAN
  • ★★★★★
  • "She's rough, she's tough, she's Anna McNuff!"- PAUL ROSS, TALK RADIO
  • ★★★★★
  • "This is travel with a difference... Anna McNuff is one of the most influential travellers of our time" - CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER
  • BOOK DESCRIPTION
  • "When I ran, I ran for pleasure. I didn’t run for times, to win, to impress: I ran for me. When I ran my bum cheeks rubbed together, so much so that if I was going on a long run I’d have to ‘lube up’. I maintained that I was not a ‘real’ runner – I just liked to run so that I could eat cake."
  • Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated.
  • Maybe she could just run it anyway?
  • Travelling alone through New Zealand’s backcountry for 148 days, she scrambled through forests, along ridge-lines, over mountain passes, along beaches and across swollen rivers. Running up to 52 kilometres in a day, she slept wild most nights, and was taken into the homes and hearts of the kiwi people in between.
  • The Pants of Perspective is a witty, colourful and at times painfully raw account of a journey to the edge of what a woman believes herself to be capable of. It is a coming-of-age story which will lead you on a roller coaster ride through fear, vulnerability courage and failure. For anyone who has ever dreamt of taking on a great challenge, but felt too afraid to begin – this story is for you.
  • ♥ The books in the 'Anna's Adventures' series can be read in any order ♥

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Fantastic read

This book had me enjoying the highs and hurting in the lows with Anna Mcnuff.
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A fun read

I read this book as part of a book club, so didn’t really have any background or even know who the author was or much of adventuring. At first it was a bit slow for me to get into, but less than half way through I began to feel like I was on the trail with her. And then as the journey evolves and she delves into the emotional journey I was brought into it even more. This was a fun read!
On a side note I did not realize that I ordered the Large Print edition, which was hilarious!
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Great book, very motivating and uplifting

This is such a good story. So positive and motivating. I am so envious of this adventure. Anna does such a good job of describing her days on the trail and keeps it interesting the whole book. She has some big balls to conquer that trail with so little experience and prep. Her toughness and determination are inspiring. I will definitely read her other books. Highly recommended!
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Laughed, cried, signed up for an ultra

Everything about this book was wonderful. Anna's storytelling is intimate and exciting. Every chapter was a delight. I loved the tale of her adventure but also just the journey of her personal growth and her insights about humans and our perspectives. I can't recommend this highly enough. I need to read all of her other books immediately.

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