Just Where They Wanted to Be by Ellen Sollinger Walker

A vivid and heartfelt tale of family history, unexpected adventure, and abiding love, Just Where They Wanted to Be: The Story of My Amazing Parents (2nd Edition) by Ellen Sollinger Walker is a powerful and memorable recounting of her parents’ life. A beautiful blend of memoir and travelogue, the author not only takes readers around the world through her parents’ recollections, but is herself a part of this epic story. From Papua New Guinea and Yemen to the Bahamas and the Galapagos Islands, this globe-trotting read is a love story about the wild parts of the world, in addition to a touching tribute for two incredible people. Despite the occasional plain passage or anecdote that’s less thrilling than others, this is overall a riveting and authentic read, a testament to both the author’s storytelling skill and her parents’ love of a well-written letter.