How I Kidnapped My GrandmotherKim Freeland

The Journey

Forging new memories, one stop at a time.

Determined to break the cycle of the past, Kim and “Auntie Dee” set off first for the glacial majesty of Newfoundland’s icebergs, and then around the world.

  1. Kim and Dee bundled in red jackets on a boat, smiling in front of a towering iceberg

    Newfoundland

    Canada,

    Where it all began, among the glacial majesty of Newfoundland’s icebergs.

  2. Dee in a wheelchair at the door of a white farmhouse with green shutters and gables

    Prince Edward Island

    Canada,

    A visit to the green-gabled farmhouse that inspired Anne of Green Gables.

  3. Dee walking with a cane along a pebble beach, with Percé Rock rising from the sea behind her

    Percé

    Canada,

    Walking the pebble beach beneath Quebec’s famous Percé Rock.

  4. Dee and Kim at a railing above a wide, thundering waterfall

    Iceland

    Iceland,

    Standing at the edge of a roaring waterfall in the land of fire and ice.

  5. Kim and Dee in hooded rain jackets beside ancient standing stones

    Scottish Isles

    Scotland,

    Rain jackets on among ancient standing stones.

  6. Dee climbing out of a red Hong Kong taxi on a busy street at night

    Hong Kong

    China,

    City lights, red taxis and the start of an Asian adventure.

  7. Dee and Kim by a still river reflecting jagged limestone peaks at dusk

    Yangshuo

    China,

    Scooter rides past rice fields and limestone peaks, the moment captured on the book’s cover.

  8. Dee and Kim at a riverside railing with the Shanghai skyline behind them

    Shanghai

    China,

    Taking in the skyline across the Huangpu River.

  9. The Colosseum in Rome under a cloudy sky

    Rome

    Italy,

    The Eternal City, for a woman who refuses to slow down.

  10. Pompeii

    Italy

    Walking through an ancient city where time stood still.

  11. The Parthenon

    Greece

    Climbing the Acropolis to stand before the Parthenon.

  12. Dee leaning on her cane beside a carved stone balustrade, with the towers of Angkor Wat behind

    Angkor Wat

    Cambodia,

    Exploring the temples of Angkor, cane in hand.

  13. Kim raising a glass at sunset on Ha Long Bay, limestone karsts glowing behind her

    Ha Long Bay

    Vietnam,

    Drifting among the limestone karsts of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.

  14. Malta

    Malta

    Honey-coloured stone and Mediterranean blue on one of the journey’s newest stops.

  15. Istanbul

    Türkiye

    Mosques, minarets and the crossroads of two continents, then onward through Türkiye.