Through Siberia by Accident by Dervla Murphy

Through Siberia by Accident is a voyage of Siberian self-discovery.

Dervla (left) with her neighbours at home in County Waterford. Through Siberia by Accident : A new adventure from an unconventional and much loved traveller and writer. This book is an extraordinary story of fortitude and resourcefulness as Dervla Murphy finds friendship and culture in a seemingly monotonous, bleak and inhospitable place far from what we know as 'civilised'. Dervla Murphy died at home on 22 May at the age of 90, survived by her daughter Rachel and granddaughters Rose, Clodagh and Zea. Above all she was struck by the extraordinary hospitality, generosity and helpfulness of the Siberians who made this strange phenomenon - a maimed Irish babushka - so welcome in their towns and homes. Through Siberia by Accident by Murphy, Dervla (2006) Paperback on. Although hardly able to walk, her subsequent experiences, in an unexpected place, and in an incapacitated state, provided many pleasant surprises. But by accident, or rather because she had an accident - a painful leg injury -, she found herself stymied in Eastern Siberia, a place she knew very little about. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Instead she had planned to go to Ussuriland, because it appealed to her as a place free from tourism. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Through Siberia by Accident: A Small Slice of Autobiography at. Dervla Murphy never had any intention of spending three months in the vast territories of Siberia. Through Siberia by Accident is a book about a journey that didn't happen - and what happened instead.

Through Siberia by Accident by Dervla Murphy