Wanderland

<p class=ql-align-justify>From a Malaysian penthouse overlooking the turquoise Strait of Malacca to a miniscule under-furnished apartment in West Hollywood Kate and her husband Dave travel the world living in other people's houses. They tend to their gardens sleep in their beds and care for their pets. Along the way other opportunities appear and they follow: working and living in China attending a wedding in Vietnam and tracking wild animals in Indonesia. Eventually they buy a casita in Mexico that is nearly blown away in a hurricane but they continue wayfaring creating a web of connection with others throughout the world. In <em>Wanderland</em> Kate explores how this unconventional lifestyle launched upon her early retirement makes her alternately free and unsettled-especially as she faces a dire medical emergency requiring surgery and the pandemic hits. All along the journey she questions what home really means.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>FROM THE BBA AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AND THE WINNER OF THE BISEXUAL BOOK AWARD</p><p class=ql-align-justify><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>With an eye for descriptive detail and the reflections that cause one to ponder definitions of home Kate Evans leaves her heart in so many places. I didn't want Wanderland to end!</em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> - Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber author of </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Queering the American Dream</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>To be educated and entertained at the same time...this is the greatest gift of nonfiction literature. In Wanderland Kate Evans adds another e for enlightenment when she leads us to examine the chains forged by our possessions and how they deny us the opportunity for yet another e: exploration.</em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> - Cathleen Miller author of </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Champion of Choice</em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Desert Flower</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Another fabulous life story from the ever-enchanting Kate Evans who seems to be living her nine lives. I love how she embraces the joy and flexibility of life on the road housesitting meeting up with friends and jamming to her own beat. What an inspiration for anyone thinking of an untraditional path of nomad life and adventuring out into this beautiful world.</em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> - Chris Englert </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>EatWalkLearn</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Kate Evans</strong><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> is the author of eight books including </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love Sex Spirit & Travel</em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> winner of the Bisexual Book Award for Best Memoir. Her essays stories and poems have appeared in more than 50 publications including </span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>HuffPost Woman's Day Good Housekeeping Zyzzyva </em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>and</span><em style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)> Santa Monica Review. </em><span style=color: rgba(25 39 15 1)>A recipient of a PhD in Education from the University of Washington she holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in English from San Jose State University where she is Emeritus Faculty. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p>