<B><I>"Life-affirming and laugh-out-loud funny" - </I></B><I>HELEN FIELDING, AUTHOR OF BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY</I><BR/><BR/><B><I>Shape of a Boy</I> is a hilarious and eye-opening travel memoir by the mother of three boys as she documents her travels with her family around the world.</B><BR/><BR/><B>‘Have kids, will travel’</B> is veteran travel journalist Kate’s mantra. Her intrepid spirit is infectious in this <B>warm, engaging</B> <B>account </B>of her family’s <B>adventures and misadventures</B>. She shares the life lessons learnt on their travels, from overcoming disappointment in <B>Thailand </B>to saying sorry in <B>Japan</B>, discovering perseverance in <B>Borneo </B>and learning about conservation in <B>Malaysia</B>.<BR/><BR/>From the <B>jungles of southeast Asia </B>to the <B>waterfront in Havana</B> and the <B>blazing heat of Egypt, </B><I>Shape of a Boy</I> captures the essence of<B> being a parent in t