Heartwarming and Humorous: Book Tour

The Accidental Plus One Down Under by Alison Ripley Cubitt 

I'm delighted to feature this travel memoir by Alison Ripley Cubitt who says: Travel for me now isn't just about the destination, but savouring every moment of the journey.

Ebook publication date: 24 November 2025

New Year's Eve 2019

While everyone else is popping champagne corks and ringing in a new decade, Alison—The Accidental Plus One—is crammed into a flying tin can somewhere over the Equator, obsessing over whether she remembered to lock the front door.

Can she really uproot her life halfway across the world—again?

Rural calm was sweet while it lasted, but when Alison's partner's job prospects dwindle, the lure of a new adventure on the far side of the planet proves irresistible.

This time, she promises herself, it'll be easy. Fewer things to pack. No dog to uproot. Renting rather than buying. And before she knows it, Alison is heading for a land of giant spiders, the world's longest lockdown and a place where strangers call you mate.

The Accidental Plus One Down Under is a heartwarming and humorous memoir that proves sometimes love leads us on the most unpredictable journeys.

Perfect for fans of:

• Real-life expat tales

• Heartwarming stories of starting over

If you love stories about the ups-and-downs of life far from home, you won't want to miss this next hilarious chapter.

Book 2 of the Accidental Plus One series

Author Bio – 

Alison Ripley Cubitt is a multi-genre author who started her writing career by winning first prize in a writing competition with a pony book. Some years later, she left New Zealand with the ability to make a white sauce without a recipe, carry three plates at once, and ride a horse (though not at the same time). Dreaming of becoming a copywriter, she landed a job as the receptionist in an advertising agency in Sydney that made the TV series Mad Men’s work culture look tame.

But after two and half years, the lure of London proved too hard to resist, and she left Australia. Landing in London at the right time, she got her break in television production and lasted 15 years, working on Channel 4’s anarchic The Big Breakfast and at Walt Disney and the BBC.

For the past five and a half years, she has divided her time between Melbourne, Australia and Jane Austen country, England.

Her published non-fiction includes travel guides and memoirs. Her fiction includes screenplays, short stories and thrillers. The Accidental Plus One Down Under: Travel Tales from a Trailing Spouse (Book 2) is her tenth book.

Purchase Links:  https://mybook.to/TAPODownUnder

Social Media Links – 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisonripleycubittwriter

Instagram: Alison Ripley Cubitt

Threads: @alisonripleycubitt

X: @ARipleyCubitt

Website: Lambert Nagle

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I'm thrilled to include my 5* review for The Accidental Plus One Down Under here on the blog today. Particularly as it's launch day! Congratulations to Alison Ripley Cubitt on an entertaining and engaging read!

My Review:

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The Accidental Plus One Down Under is both a culinary and informative travel guide wrapped in a package of laughs and observations surrounding human nature. In other words, nonfiction that provides everything a reader would want in a memoir.

A couple of the author's foodie quotes made me giggle as I resonated with her desire to sample sneaky servings:

    But this is research, I told myself. I took small mouthfuls...

    ...more butterscotch than caramel. After eating the two together, I need to lie down.

But besides the decadent taste sensations, Ripley Cubitt manages to enthuse us with her hiking adventures as well. Not only in Melbourne where she was based, also on an adventurous tour in Tasmania, as well as picturesque New Zealand; and so much more!

Why I Would Recommend The Accidental Plus One Down Under:

For anyone wanting to make the most of starting over, or of challenging circumstances, or simply making the best out of life, this memoir provides all the motivation and encouragement you need.

My Favourite Quote:

    ...never to postpone the things that bring joy- life is shorter and more fragile than we think.

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I do hope you enjoyed this feature. Until next time, keep smiling. 

Elora Canne