The Lost Girls

By Jennifer Baggett, Holly C Corbett, Amanda Pressner

Book cover of The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.

Book description

“A triumphant journey about losing yourself, finding yourself and coming home again. Hitch yourself to their ride: you’ll embark on a transformative journey of your own.”  — Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The One That I Want and Time of My Life

Three friends, each on…

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1 author picked The Lost Girls as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is just plain fun and inspiring to read!

Three friends, each on the brink of a quarter-life crisis, make a pact to quit their high-pressure New York City media jobs and leave behind their friends, boyfriends, and everything familiar to embark on a year-long backpacking adventure around the world.

From the first chapter when they were invited to dance with the Maasai in Kenya, I was swept along with them for an unforgettable journey!

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