About this series
Following a freak house fire, retired travel writer Frank is forced to travel once more - to darkest Sunbury.
"A rollercoaster ride from tragedy to comedy to happy ever after!"
"It's another winner from Frank Kusy."
"How a couple of pensioners survived such loss, and remained a couple, is a wonderful story."
'Your husband is in hospital, and the house is on fire.' Madge listens to this phone message from Kingston police in disbelief. What has Frank done now? Has he been burning crumpets again? And what can she do about it? She is three hours out from Kingston and heading to the Chilterns!
Frank and Madge are about to face the most challenging year of their lives. Rendered nearly homeless, cut off from the internet, it's a rollercoaster ride of daily dramas and madcap meetings they never dreamt could come their way. And in the background bubbles the all-important question: will their insurance claim be approved or will they be forced to live as down-and-outs?
Titles in the series (7)
- Too Young to be Old: From Clapham to Kathmandu: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #1
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"…a hilarious memoir about enlightenment and old age…" "…a superb lead-in to Frank's travel memoirs proper…" "…honest, whimsical, and keenly observing…" "…Frank is a wonderful story-teller, I really warmed to him…" As Frank Kusy turns 27 he is unexpectedly put in charge of an old people's home in Clapham, South London. Driven to distraction by a crazy cast of characters he seeks solace in Buddhism, only to find himself up to his ears in plasticine pigs and marathon chanting sessions. Will he make his mum happy by holding down a 'proper' job? Will he make her unhappy by becoming a writer? Will he get to share cheese sandwiches with Kevin in Kathmandu? And will he be forced to exchange his underpants in Japan?
- Dial and Talk Foreign at Once: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #3
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When Frank Kusy is challenged by his publisher to research a book on India in just 66 days, he thinks it will be a breeze. How wrong he is. From the very start, it's a rollercoaster ride of daily dramas and madcap meetings he never dreamt could come his way. And in the background, someone close is lying in wait to sabotage his best laid plans...
- Life before Frank: from Cradle to Kibbutz: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #1
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Born into poverty from immigrant parents, Frank Kusy learns to live on his wits – first as a pint-sized wheeler dealer in 1960's London, then as an unsuspecting money collector for local gangsters, then as the bane of his Jesuit teachers. With his antics driving his Hungarian mother to despair, he vows that one day he will make her proud of him. It is a vow it will be difficult for him to keep.
- Kevin and I in India: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #3
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Acclaimed as one of the funniest and true to life stories about India ever written, this 'diary of disaster' was an instant bestseller upon publication in 1986 and remains a firm favourite with readers today. "Relentlessly honest, refreshingly uncontrived, this diary really works." (The Sunday Tribune) "India, at low-budget tourist level, is buffeting and bullying. But over four months travelling, Frank Kusy remains indefatigably and irrepressibly jocular." (The Mail on Sunday) "Easy to read, interesting and funny, you feel you are there with Frank and Kevin, cooped up in trains, starving for days and then going on massive binges, going thirsty and then drinking coffee, only to find that it's been sweetened with baboon's milk." (The Surrey Mercury) When Frank and Kevin first met in an empty Arab airport lounge on their way to India, it was the beginning of a friendship which would take them together across the length and breadth of the Indian sub-continent, ending up in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. 'Kevin and I in India' is the unexpurgated, often outrageous, diary of their travels – from the hill-stations of the deep south to the Taj Mahal in the north, from the Goan beaches of the west to the sacred Ganges and the Bodhi Tree in the east. Full of anecdotes, observations and travellers' tales, the two Englishmen weave a crazy, erratic path through a variety of adventures and misadventures, in constant battle against officialdom, insects, heat, dust, ticket-queues and mad traffic. Here is the real India – stripped of illusion, but adorned with humour and exuberance. Here is a kaleidoscopic potpourri of fascinating sights, scenes and people, with each day of the journey more exciting, more packed with incident, than the last.
- Off the Beaten Track: My Crazy Year in Asia: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #4
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One year. Four continents. And a love-crazed travel writer going off the beaten track... SPA SPA SILVER MEDAL WINNER, BEST NON-FICTION BOOK 2015 “…another action-packed and funny memoir from Frank Kusy…” “…fast moving, highly engaging, informative and hysterically funny…” "...scratches the hilarious underbelly of travel journalism and makes it purr..." “…I know I will read again just because it was so much fun the first time…” OFF THE BEATEN TRACK In 1989, Frank Kusy found himself the unwilling love pawn of a booted and bodiced Boadicea on a Harley low rider. Then he fell in love with someone else, and it got a lot worse. Trapped in a small bedsit in London, with strange foreign curses coming through the door, he jumped at the chance to write a travel book on SouthEast Asia. There followed the craziest year of his life...
- After the Fire: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #9
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Following a freak house fire, retired travel writer Frank is forced to travel once more - to darkest Sunbury. "A rollercoaster ride from tragedy to comedy to happy ever after!" "It's another winner from Frank Kusy." "How a couple of pensioners survived such loss, and remained a couple, is a wonderful story." 'Your husband is in hospital, and the house is on fire.' Madge listens to this phone message from Kingston police in disbelief. What has Frank done now? Has he been burning crumpets again? And what can she do about it? She is three hours out from Kingston and heading to the Chilterns! Frank and Madge are about to face the most challenging year of their lives. Rendered nearly homeless, cut off from the internet, it's a rollercoaster ride of daily dramas and madcap meetings they never dreamt could come their way. And in the background bubbles the all-important question: will their insurance claim be approved or will they be forced to live as down-and-outs?
- Rupee Millionaires: Frank's Travel Memoirs, #5
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Want to make a million? Be careful... Impoverished Frank and unpredictable rogue Spud have a plan - to make a million. There is only one small problem...they are trying to do it in India. Starting out on a windy market stall in London's St Martin's-in-the-Field market and progressing to the colourful bazaars of Delhi and Rajasthan, the two bumbling entrepreneurs battle all manner of local obstacles, from giant cockroaches and unforeseen public holidays to crafty businessmen and inept tailors, to fulfil their dream. "If you like comedies, travelogues and/or memoirs then you'll love this book. The charm and richness of India is portrayed beautifully, and together with some great characters, surprising twists and emotional moments, this is a truly enjoyable read. This book is about self-searching, faith, hope, love and friendship – it is also about the depths of foolishness we human beings can reach with all of our quirks and foibles. This story is so much more than a mere memoir or travelogue. I cannot recommend it highly enough. ~ Awesome Indies "Where to start with my thoughts on this captivating story? Honestly? It's the most entertainment I've had (with words) since Round Ireland with a Fridge, which, if you could splice together with The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, might bring you close to imagining the heady pull of Frank Kusy's superb Rupee Millionaires."~ Kindledays "Mr Kusy is clearly capable of writing vivid and enticing portraits of India – his past as a travel writer shines through, and we see India as if we are there first hand."~ Harper Collins "Once started, begs to be read in one sitting. It is full of flavour, especially the scents and scintillations of India as we've never read about them before, and satisfies on every level." ~ Grady Harp, Hall of Fame 'Vine' reviewer "This book is a memoir that will make you laugh and cry and feel like you've made friends. You'll fall in love with India and even a little bit with London." ~ Jay Mittener, Top 500 Amazon reviewer
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