{"product_id":"london-sojourn-rewriting-life-after-retirement-paperback","title":"London Sojourn: Rewriting Life After Retirement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Knuth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWithout Reservations\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating memoir of one woman's bold leap into reinvention--trading academia for adventure, storytelling, and self-discovery in the heart of London.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixty-five, Rebecca Knuth walks away from the security and status of academia, determined to reimagine herself in London. She craves more--more creativity, more stories, more life. Immersing herself in the city's literary and cultural world, she enrolls in a creative nonfiction masters program, trains as a guide, joins the prestigious London Library, and reclaims her voice as a writer. London becomes her muse, a place of transformation where shedding her old identity is inseparable from rebuilding herself as a woman. But change is never simple. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer mother's health declines. Rebecca lands in intensive care. She's harassed on the Underground. Exhaustion takes hold. Doubt creeps in--about her ambition, her motivation, even her sense of belonging. Where exactly is home? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA memoir of reinvention, resilience, and self-discovery, \u003ci\u003eLondon Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to retirees, creatives, and seekers longing to step beyond certainty into something new.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Knuth\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor and expert on censorship and cultural destruction. Formerly at the University of Hawaii, she authored \u003ci\u003eLibricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed to \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCabinet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory News Network, CBC Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Transitioning to creative nonfiction, she earned a third master's degree and immersed herself in London's literary scene. Now a full-time writer, she published \u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson Had to Have Curls \u003c\/i\u003ein 2024. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she coordinated the Sylvia Beach Writers Conference as part of the Oregon Writers Colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.44 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48352679657720,"sku":"9798896360605","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/t6GhczIPrB9798896360605.webp?v=1778392229","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/london-sojourn-rewriting-life-after-retirement-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}