Author Hossack now has four books in print; every one an interesting look into a different and fascinating life. This one was her first book. These true stories from the life of Joei Carlton Hossack show a woman of intellect, heart, and courage. She shares her intimate thoughts and feelings of joy and pain and she will leave you changed forever at the conclusion. Joei is also a skilled and sought-after lecturer whose tales of her world travels have edified thousands. The highest compliment I can give to Joei Carlton Hossack is that she makes you want to be more like her.

I was browsing and happened along this book at a local bookstore and it looked intriguing. From the moment I sat down and entered into Joei and Paul's travel across Europe, I felt like I was there with them each step of the way. What a fascinating look into travelling the countries of Europe (and some in Canada and the US)! As we were introduced to the people met and made friends with along the way, the writer made one reading feel as they, too, had meet the acquaintances! I chuckled with them, I travelled along with them and I cried with Joei at the end of the book.

This is well worth the adventure into reading and exploring other lands (not in the least textbook dry). Have the Posh Puffs (tissues) on standby!

Two thumbs up to Joei Hassock on her writing endeavor!

Everyone's Dream Everyone's Nightmare starts with Joei giving up her wool shop and husband Paul giving notice to his employer. They sale their house and catch a plane to London where they buy a motorhome. As Joei's story unfolds you will feel like you are traveling with her and Paul through Europe, the U.S., Canada and Europe again. Enjoy the adventure, sights and strangers that quickly become friends. Then tragedy strikes, leaving Joei all alone in a foreign country. A must read.

Author Joei Hossack is a full time RV-person and a part-time Lecturer and Yenta. Her self-deprecating dry wit and the true stories of her adventures will inform and entertain you. If you are lucky enough to meet her, you'll enjoy an attractive, warm, lady with enough energy and heart for a thousand books. And, if I live long enough, I'll read them all. How to describe the stories of Joei's travels? How do you describe the ocean to someone who has never seen that much water? Joei is overwelming but she makes you want to be "welmed" - over, under, and through.

The lovely and talented Joei Carlton Hossack relates her travels in Turkey. How does a woman summon the courage to travel alone to the four corners of the earth? JCH tells all in this the fourth of her personal-travel books. Joei is certainly a role model for the woman of today. She has enough energy for four people, enough curiosity for a litter of kittens, and more courage than the fabled Light Brigade. I notice that her writing, always interesting, has also acquired more depth, insight, and humor. I'm looking forward to book number five.

After reading the first book of the journey's of a couple much in love with each other and with life who travel to see all the places of Europe that they had dreamed and hoped of seeing, I purchased the second book by Mrs. Hossack to see how she continues on after the tragic events that she was to surcome in the end of her first book (which is a true and amazing story).

I was hard pressed to give this a 4 star rating as opposed to a 5 star rating as you could feel and endure the heartwrenching feelings left over from the last book that is revisited in the beginning of "Restless From The Start". I have to admit, I had to get my box of Posh Puffs back out. This writer really knows how to make the reader feel all that she is and did feel. The reason for the 4 stars instead of the 5 stars is two folded. In some of the chapters were kind of choppy, the subjects and places she journeyed to were visited but at times abruptly stopped as we went on to the next place. Secondly, I found myself wanting to know more of what was discovered and experienced in each of these places (as this writer did in "Everyone's Dream, Everyone's Nightmare"). I found myself wanting to know MORE about the Alaska adventure and MORE of her Turkey adventure.

All in all, this book is very much WELL worth the read especially if the first book has been read. Mrs. Hossack's journey into healing is truly inspiring and leaves the reader to thinking about their own life. Are we living each day to the fullest? Are we doing the things that we have on the "Want To Do List" now, while we can enjoy them? How would we deal with loss in our lives?

As Michael W. Smith sings, "This Is Your Time. This Is Your Dance....Live Every Moment Leave Nothing To Chance". In my opinion this book motivates, touches the soul and can enrich one's life.

This book would rate a 4 1/2 stars if the option had been given to the reviewer. I understand there are more books by this author and I am avidly searching to go along with Mrs. Hossack as she travels the world over.

This book is author Hossack's second of her (currently) four books on her world travels and personal history. She writes as if you and she were sitting on a back porch somewhere, feet up, sipping lemonade, and swapping odd-and-funny chapters of your life. Not long after the first chapter you, as the reader, feel that you have found a new and valued friend. Joei Carlton Hossack now travels the US and Canada in an RV, lecturing and living life to the fullest wherever she goes. When you read her books, you'll be wishing she stops at your town. I do!!