A Year in the Life (Paperback)

Lucy Leonelli

ISBN 10: 1800180500 / ISBN 13: 9781800180505

Published by Boundless Publishing Group Ltd, London, 2022

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Paperback. After nearly a decade of dutifully climbing the corporate ladder to become a partner in a headhunting firm, Lucy Leonelli was feeling restless in a life that was seemingly mapped out for her, and she could not shake the sense that she was missing out on something something out there.Realising that the answer was right in front of her in a country so full of clandestine communities and colourful, eccentric characters Lucy made the daring decision to hit the pause button on her career and hang up her suit in favour of a year exploring twenty-six wildly different subcultures.Over the next twelve months, she lived with battle re-enactors, circus performers, hill baggers, Morris dancers, naturists, trainspotters, yogis, zeitgeist political activists and more, experiencing first-hand their social rituals and customs in the hope that, somewhere along the way, she might just uncover the most authentic version of herself. A Year in the Life charts Lucys adventure as she sang naked karaoke with naturists, jumped from one very high place to another with parkour daredevils, partied in tight latex with self-proclaimed vampires and fought the undead in an epic LARP battle. It tells of the importance of community in an increasingly isolating society; of the unquenchable human thirst for a sense of belonging; of how misguided our own prejudices can be; and of how when we open the door to others, we might just learn something about ourselves. 1 year, 8,500 road miles, 26 weird and wonderful British subcultures: Lucy Leonelli leaves the corporate world behind on a quest to discover her most authentic self Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Year in the Life (Paperback)
• Publisher: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800180500
• ISBN 13: 9781800180505
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In her late twenties and already a partner in her headhunting firm, Lucy Leonelli was seemingly on top of the world, but despite her success she couldn’t shake the feeling she was missing out on life out there. So Lucy did the only reasonable thing she could do: she hung up her suit and set out on a year-long journey to uncover her most authentic self.

Stepping outside her comfort zone, she turned to twenty-six little-understood subcultures of the UK – communities often heard about but very seldom seen. For two weeks each, she lived with battle re-enactors, circus performers, hill baggers, Morris dancers, naturists, trainspotters, yogis, zeitgeist political activists and more, experiencing first-hand their social rituals and customs.

A Year in the Life charts Lucy’s adventure as she swam naked with lawyers and vets, cast spells with teachers and IT consultants, dressed in tight latex, drank with self-proclaimed vampires and fought the undead in an epic LARP battle. It tells of the importance of community in an increasingly isolating society; of the unquenchable human thirst for a sense of belonging; of how misguided our own prejudices can be; and of how when we open the door to others, we might just learn something about ourselves.

About the Author

Featured in Stylist Magazine’s 25 most Ambitious, Strong and Adventurous Women under 30, Lucy is a self-proclaimed social tourist with an unquenchable thirst for exploring, experiencing and understanding the world’s most colourful subcultures and communities. Born in 1985, Lucy spent her childhood in Bristol sitting on the ground and refusing to walk any further, on all fours as her alter ego Uffie the dog, and playing the double bass very badly. As an adult, Lucy rides horses, blogs about why she no longer rides a motorcycle, sings in an acapella choir and has enjoyed a successful corporate career as a Partner in a global headhunting firm. She now runs executive recruitment for a technology firm in Silicon Valley and lives in Berkeley, California with her husband Mathieu, their son Fox, and T-Rex the corgi.