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Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognita—one of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other providing unarmed accompaniment in the Colombian countryside—Stafford decides to go along. In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and to let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.

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A Message from Meg

Thrilled that International Book Awards has recognized the importance of my daughters’ voices in the importance of travel and navigating the terrain of our connection.

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Nonfiction: Cross-Genre

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Parenting & Family

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Travel: Guides & Essays

Global Book Awards

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Gold Award: Parenting and Relationships

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Gold Award: Travel and Guidebooks

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Silver Award: Biographical/Travel

Reader Views Literary Awards

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Silver Award: Parenting and Families

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Bronze Award: Body/Mind/Spirit

Five Star Review from Reader Views!
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Advance Praise

What a heart-warming and emotional ride! This memoir does not stick you in the back seat but allows you the liberty of riding ‘shotgun’. Upfront, you witness the deeply poignant tale Meg Stafford and her daughters weave together. From soaring heights to silent temples, whatever adventure there is to experience and feel is yours too. There is something so complementary about travel and the human mind. We always learn and connect. Who will accompany you on your travels? What different encounters can you enjoy with others? Bilbo Baggins said it best when he told Frodo: “You step onto the road, and, if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

Hayley Haun, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Award Contest

"Meg and her daughters’ prose put me right there: trekking in Nepal or bouncing on the bus in remote Colombia. With humor and so much heart, this is more than a travel story; it’s the story of letting go and watching your children fly."

Kathleen Klofft, Travel Educator and Editor of GoSeeItTravel.com

"So profoundly moving, so beautifully crafted, so brave.

This is a story about being true to oneself. Stafford brings all of herself to the reader as she shares her fears, doubts, triumphs, excitement, and love of life. This book is 100% authentic —because it is so human, so real."

Susan Frankl, MD, Harvard Medical School

"Join Stafford as she shares her unusual and adventurous travels, both as a parent and as a global citizen. She explores a parent’s central dilemma: How do we hold our children close and allow them the freedom to grow and be themselves? She asks, Where are we headed in life? Who will come with us on the journey? And she doesn’t hide the struggle as she tries (with love, curiosity and humor) to find the answers."

Fran Booth, LICSW trainer, Internal Family Systems

“Meg is an accomplished therapist, memoirist and organizational consultant. Now with “Who Will Accompany You?,” her second memoir, Meg illuminates how there may be no greater test in parenting than trekking around the globe with your adult daughters. While she will always be mom, this is a delightful masterclass in auditioning one another as adult fellow travelers. A humor-filled, and colorful triumph! The voices of Meg, Kate and Gale are distinct while their love, humor and trust are the bungee cords holding these three together, supple and strong.”

Mark Gianino, PhD, MSW
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University School of Social Work

“I can’t stop talking about this book! Its touching anecdotes and descriptions of unusual places keep finding their way into my conversation. From exotic or risky parts of the world, Meg Stafford’s courageous daughters meld awareness, service, and international adventure at such young ages.

Shepherded by the keen awareness of a mom who supports their global journeys, “Who Will Accompany You” speaks to many angles of staying true to our own paths. I adore the rotating voices and perspectives of a mother and two daughters, woven together by a warm, golden thread of rich spirituality and love. This book will stay with you. Don’t miss it.”

Shawn Mahshie,
Thought Leader & Happiness Coach
Author of “The Spark of Self-Love” and forthcoming “Self-Solidarity Solution”

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Meg Stafford
is a writer who loves exploration of all kinds. Her 2011 memoir, Topic of Cancer: Riding the Waves of the Big C, won six literary awards (including being named “Best First Book” by the IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin Awards) for its engrossing and hilarious portrayal of surviving and thriving after a life-altering diagnosis of breast cancer. For 25 years she has been observing how small, remarkable moments enrich our lives in her monthly newspaper column, “A Moment’s Notice.”  As a social worker in private practice, she’s been helping others negotiate the terrain of relationships and connections for over 35 years. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two dogs and one large cat.

Gale Stafford has been teaching high school Spanish in Massachusetts since 2016. She continues to pursue her love of dance, seeks out musical performances of all types, and attentively develops her skill in making colorful handmade pasta. She is considering her next pursuits, both professionally and in her top places to explore, including Oaxaca, Reykjavik, and Wellington.

Kate Stafford has returned to the UK to study Developmental Psychology at University College London, based at the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families. Her passion for Ultimate Frisbee led her to captain her team’s championship at University in Edinburgh. She will undoubtedly visit more of the surrounding countries over the next several years.

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