Bored, middle-aged, and feeling stuck, Finnish bachelorette Mia Kankimäki leaves her job, sells her home, and decides to travel the world. She flies to Kenya to see where Isak Dinesen—of Out of Africa fame—lived in the 1920s; in Italy, she spends her days looking for the works of forgotten Renaissance women painters like Artemisia Gentileschi; while in Japan, Kankimäki probes her own depression through the works of Yayoi Kusama, an artist who has voluntarily lived in a psychiatric hospital for decades. With wit, enthusiasm, and a travel writer's eye for details, Kankimäki shares the lessons learned from these female explorers and artists who have long inspired her.

"A thought-provoking blend of history, biography, women's studies, and travelogue, this should appeal to readers interested in any of these subjects, and those who love eclectic narrative nonfiction."—Library Journal