HOW DID I GET HERE?
Vanessa Pinnington | Memoir · Travel · Women’s Interest
BOOK DETAILS
Format: eBook(published) | Audiobook (forthcoming)| Paperback (forthcoming)
Genre: Memoir / Travel / Women’s Interest
Publisher: Self-published
ISBN: e-book 978-1-9192625-1-2 https://amzn.eu/d/0g2JWVtN
Paperback 978-1-9192625-0-5
Audiobook 978-1-9192625-2-9
Blurb
When Vanessa Pinnington sold her home and set off alone in a campervan, she wasn’t just escaping — she was finally looking back.
How Did I Get Here? is the memoir of a former teacher’s solo road trip around the UK, and the lifetime of experience — trauma, domestic abuse, grief, single parenthood, and the menopause — she unpacked along the way. Honest, accessible, and deeply human, it is a book that works on multiple levels: as a vivid UK travelogue, as a frank resource signposting readers to support, and as a deeply human story that has made early readers feel understood, and seen.
| “I couldn’t put it down. By reading your words, it has made me feel normal.” — Shell Waters, early reader |
About The Author
Vanessa Pinnington is a former secondary school teacher and solo traveller, known online as Nessie the Nomad. Her teaching career gave her a front-row view of shifting cultural attitudes towards women and girls — a perspective that grounds this deeply personal memoir in something urgent and universal. She is available for media interviews, podcast appearances, speaking engagements, and guest features.
Reader Endorsements
“A wonderful story of strength, recovery, and adventure. Beautifully written and an effortless read.” – Olivia Davies, early reader.
“Easy to read. I can’t wait for the next one.”— Siâny Griffiths, early reader
Key Themes
- Solo female travel across the UK
- Domestic abuse & coercive control
- Trauma, anxiety & PTSD
- The menopause & women’s health
- Single parenthood & motherhood
- Misogyny & gender equality
- Finding identity later in life
Interview Topics
- Solo female travel in the UK
- Domestic abuse & coercive control
- Women’s mental health & PTSD
- The menopause & identity
- Misogyny in schools
- Memoir as healing
Contact
email address: author@vanessapinnington.com
instagram: www.instagram.com/vanessapinnington/
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/vanessapinningtonauthor
