Time for Departure! Adult nonfiction travel books

Enjoy this list of adult nonfiction that follows the theme for our SweetBean Reading Challenge in July!

Updated June 14, 2024
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Eat, pray, love : one woman's search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Paper Book
One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time. This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success...
From scratch : a memoir of love, loss and finding home in the Sicilian countryside
Locke, Tembi
Paper Book
Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe SaldaƱa! This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing...
A house in the sky a memoir
Lindhout, Amanda
Paper Book
The dramatic memoir of a woman whose curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somalia ? a story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace.Amanda Lindhout's intimate...

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