London Sojourn
Rewriting Life After Retirement
$31.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2026
Summary
For fans of Eat, Pray, Love and Without Reservations, a captivating memoir of one woman’s bold leap into reinvention—trading academia for adventure, storytelling, and self-discovery in the heart of London.
What happens when a burnt-out professor trades academia for a fresh start in the city of her dreams—only to find reinvention far tougher than she imagined?
At sixty-five, Rebecca Knuth walks away from the security and status of academia, determined to reima…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896360605 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Rebecca Knuth |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“Intriguing, introspective, and densely packed with historical and observational factoids.”—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Rebecca Knuth
Rebecca Knuth is a former University of Hawaii professor, an expert on censorship and cultural destruction, and the author of Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the 20th Century. After retiring in 2014, she transitioned into writing creative nonfiction. In 2024, she published Emily Dickinson Had to Have Curls: The Feminine Masks Forced on Women Writers; her memoir, London Sojourn recounts her experiences after moving to the UK. Now a full-time writer, Rebecca lives in Portland, Oregon, near her son and with her labradoodle.
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