I was immediately hooked on this book, as Sherry's small town life experiences mimicked my own. I felt like she was writing from my perspective and I wanted to continue to see where we were going next. My husband and I also share a love for travel, like Sherry and Mike. We often joke that it's one of the few things that we share in common and enjoy doing together. Our travel experiences bond us deeply. This book provided a roadmap to exciting places that we will consider going to in the future. Whether you have the travel bud to go in person or prefer a hot beverage and good book to take you to faraway places, you must read this book!

I really loved reading Beyond the Sunset - Volume 1. I don't have the opportunity to travel as much as I would like to so I enjoyed reading about the author's adventures in every part of the world. The way the book is compiled is nice too - You can pick it up and read a little bit at time or in one sitting. I can't wait to read Volume two of Beyond the Sunset. Thanks to the author for sharing her worldly experiences with me. This is a must-read for anyone with a little adventure in their soul.

I love this book! On the surface, Beyond the Sunset by Sherry Knowlton is a delightful personal narrative of the author’s travel experiences. In the precise, straightforward style well known to readers of her Alexa suspense novels, Ms. Knowlton vividly describes the adventures, sites, people and animals she has encountered on her many trips all over the world. But what really comes through are the subtle impressions of WHY the author, and by extension so many of us, love to travel. Without bragging or preaching, she articulates the joys of expanding our horizons, learning new things, meeting people, sitting shoulder to shoulder with a person whose culture, customs and language are so different from our own, experiencing that which we have only seen in photographs or our imaginations. Whether we are interested in actually doing what she has done or traveling to the places she has been is not the point – the beauty of this book is that it gives voice to those of us who are subject to wanderlust no matter where we may venture.

Since I haven't been able to travel, the next best thing is to go on a journey with a book. Sherry delivered. Her memoir with photos and detailed descriptions took me to multiple countries and cultures, as if I'd been there myself. Her authenticity about scary and out-of-comfort zone experiences put me at ease. From the African safari to the South American jungle, it was a great way to spend my August taking in the sounds, smells and tastes - all described so superbly that even virtually I was with her and her husband on their adventures.

I gave a copy to my daughter so she could experience the adventures, too. I look forward to reading her second volume of Beyond the Sunset.

Obviously, I think Sherry Knowlton is an interesting storyteller or I would have not read all five of her mysteries, and her first attempt at non-fiction does not disappoint. Of course, it is easier to tell an interesting story when you have so many jammed-packed true adventures to write about. This book amazes me on various levels. One, how does a person in leadership roles in government and private industry find the time to travel to so many places? Two, how does someone find so many unusual and interesting places to visit? Three, how does anyone remember in such detail all the unique experiences encountered on so many trips?

Sherry and her husband Mike are certainly the adventurous types, and their adventures are presented so well in this book by Sherry's writing and photographs taken by both of them. I found it interesting that while some of their encounters/activities would definitely be out many peoples' "comfort zones," they take it in stride with perhaps only a "wow that was sort of dangerous" afterthought. Of special interest to me was how Sherry describes all the animals they observe, and the beauty of the land they are visiting.

This book is a delightful read. It has given me an insight into many locations I will never visit, but now feel I know something about. I am so looking forward to Volume 2.