Jennifer Cox

All UK book publicity enquiries should be addressed to Emma Mitchell, Random House at emitchell@randomhouse.co.uk.

Broadcaster and travel expert, Jennifer Cox's first book Around the Word in 80 Dates (Arrow January '05, Downtown Press, April '05) grew from her 'curiosity to experience a modern woman's epic adventure' and her 'desire to find a boyfriend who wasn't completely and utterly rubbish'.

Presenter on BBC Holidays and BBC1's Perfect Holiday, Jennifer also had a weekly travel show on Radio 1 for three years, a weekly paper review slot on Sky News for three years, co-presented Radio 4's Breakaway; had a slot on Radio 4's Excess Baggage and is a regular guest on Broadcasting House. She has written for the Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian and the Independent, as well as Marie Claire and Esquire.

As head of PR and spokesperson for Lonely Planet guidebooks for a decade, she was a regular guest on Newsnight, the Today Programme and PM, as well as being chosen as Cosmopolitan's Woman of The Year.

How far would you go on the first date…? Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco …?

Jennifer Cox is willing to go that far and further. And why not? A successful travel journalist, Jennifer travels the world all the time, so why not journey to meet a man? But not just any man. And not just any journey. Jennifer is on a quest, searching for that mythical creature, Mr Right.

In the tradition of epic adventurers and explorers throughout the ages, Jennifer decides to issue Fate with a challenge: ‘I’ll go Around the World in 80 Dates, if in return you’ll give me my soul mate’. And so begins the hilarious, true story of a global dating tour and one woman’s search for love. From the Love Professor in Sweden, the Skate Date in France, the Dead Date in Italy to the High Roller in Vegas, from the one legged journalist in China to the Chief of the Harbour police in Sydney, Jennifer quite literally crosses the International Dateline, with the aid of her friends – or, more aptly termed, Date Wranglers – and their little black books.

But just as Jennifer – juggling and struggling with dates, doubts and excess baggage – starts to wonder if she’ll ever reach the destination of her journey, the unbelievable happens – it seems that she has stumbled upon Mr Right at last.

Join Jennifer Cox on a date with Fate, and see if travelling the world in search of love really is a passport to happiness ….
_

'Fast-moving and fun... a book for anyone who thinks love might be found out there in the world’ - Sunday Times

'Jennifer describes each date with humour and honesty, you can't help but like her ... you can't put the book down' - Heat