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Milestone Books Everest: Trekking Map & Complete Guide
Book SynopsisComprehensive, illustrated guidebook for treks in the Everest region of Nepal that comes with a detailed, easy-to-read foldout trekking map. With some 150 colour pictures and over a dozen section maps (apart from the fold-out map at the back), the guidebook is packed with exhaustive day-by-day descriptions of the popular Everest trails: Lukla-Kala Patthar/Everest Base Camp; Gokyo-ChoLa Pass; Side-trips to Thame, Chukhung and over RenjoLa Pass; Jiri-Lukla walk-in. There is, in addition, practical advice on planning the treks, plus background reading on the Sherpas, the people who live in the shadow of Everest, and an entire chapter on the fascinating history of the discovery and conquest of Mt Everest.
£16.00
Tapir Academic Press Vivid Shaft of Northern Light: Journeys with
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£22.46
Komshe Grumpy in Belgrade
Book SynopsisA collection of assorted strangeness as observed and undergone by one American living in Belgrade for many years. Grumpy in Belgrade contains original works as well as blogs, columns, and essays which have previously appeared on his B92 VIP blog, in Politika, on http://www.livinginbelgrade.com, and in the bi-weekly newspaper, Belgrade Insight, among others.
£11.39
Museum Tusculanum Press Dolce far niente in Arabia: Georg August Wallin
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£23.39
HarperCollins India A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change
Book SynopsisDrawing upon his experiences as a policymaker and administrator in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, Ashish Kundra chronicles the journey of the people of the Northeast to emerge out of a long shadow of strife, and strikes a personal chord through conversations that capture the pulse of a new Northeast.
£14.99
Mind Melodies Happy Days in China
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£4.99
Aleph Book Company Becoming a Mountain: Himalayan Journeys in Search
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£16.49
Indus Source Books Come and See the World With ME
Book SynopsisStunned by the silence of Antarctica, the lively streets of Rio de Janeiro, the grandeur of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the beauty of the metro stations in Moscow; inveterate traveler Vilas Kale explored the far corners of the world with enthusiasm and great interest. In his younger days he hitchhiked with his cousins across the Middle East and Europe, a trip that fueled his need to see more, do more, experience more. And even as he found success as an entrepreneur, that spirit of adventure prevailed, taking him on more exciting trips to Africa, Australia, the United States, Scandinavia, the Antarctic and beyond.
£42.74
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited Journey to Lhasa The Diary of a Spy
£13.99
Blacksmith Books Great Walk of China: Travels on Foot from
Book SynopsisHow long would it take to walk across the world''s most populous country? The Great Walk of China is a journey into China''s heartland, away from its surging coastal cities, where the ripples of prosperity are only just beginning to be felt and many find themselves left behind. Through his conversations with the people he meets along the way, the Chinese-speaking Earnshaw paints a portrait of a nation struggling to come to terms with its newfound identity and its place in the world. Our wandering guide never backs away from sensitive and sometimes uncomfortable topics, and captures the essential kindness and generosity of the Chinese people with brilliant clarity.
£10.44
Hong Kong University Press Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia
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£19.00
Vajra Publications The Envelope: Walking Up to Everest Base Camp
Book SynopsisThis is a richly rewarding read on every level. A. Stevenson's books are modern travel classics.
£13.50
Vajra Publications Ulto Sulto: Travelogue from Nepal and India
Book SynopsisSome stories tell of a time long gone, while others open a window onto the young, modern generation in a world that is rapidly changing, and yet sometimes seems to stand still.
£12.99
BOOKS HIMALAYA Journey to Tibet
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£22.32
HarperCollins (Canada) Ltd Fire In The Bones Reissue Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition Phyllis Bruce Books
£13.29
HarperCollins Publishers In the Empire of Genghis Khan A Journey Among Nomads
Book SynopsisAs a child, award-winning travel writer Stanley Stewart dreamed of crossing Mongolia on horseback. This is the story of how that dream was fulfilled by following in the footsteps of a 13th-century Franciscan friar.Trade Review‘One of the best travel books of the year.’ Sunday Times ‘Humane and funny…an excellent book with sharp, compassionate observations on the lives of people struggling with the weight of history.’ Spectator ‘Stewart is a sensitive, observant traveller, and a gifted writer…in this entertaining, colourful and moving book he reveals both the sad absurdity of this beguiling land and the heartbreaking pathos of its modern history.’ Sara Wheeler, Literary Review ‘A classic travel story, beautifully written…’ Wanderlust
£11.39
HarperCollins Publishers African Laughter
Book SynopsisWriting inspired by four visits to Zimbabwe, her childhood home, from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, Doris Lessing.Trade Review‘An eloquent statement, one of the strengths of this account of a nation’s tragedy is that Doris Lessing evokes not sadness but laughter. She describes this as “the marvellous African laughter born somewhere in the gut, seizing the whole body with good-humoured philosophy. It is the laughter of poor people”.’ TLS ‘Innumerable conversations - of Africans, among them poets and teachers and cooks; of whites, some of whom have “taken the Gap” to South Africa then returned, disillusioned - contribute to Doris Lessing’s picture of the new Zimbabwe. Enthralling, significant and provocative.’ Independent ‘“African Laughter” conveys a country and its people more completely than any other book I have read. It is filled with stories, anecdotes, newspaper cuttings , poems, obituaries, songs, even Doris Lessing’s synosis for a film - the cumulative effect is extraordinary. As well as a remarkable immediacy, the narrative has an irrepressible physical vigour which reflects perfectly the vitality of the Zimbabwean people.’ Daily Telegraph
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt Women Travellers and Their World
Book SynopsisWhat drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? This and other accounts of travel are included in this book.
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Travels in an Old Tongue Touring the World Speaking Welsh
Book SynopsisThe idiosyncratic and witty travelogue of a young Welsh-speaking woman who travels the globe in search of Welsh communities.
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Beyond the Coral Sea Travels in the Old Empires of the SouthWest Pacific
Book SynopsisA romantic and adventurous journey to the hidden islands and lagoons beyond Papua New Guinea and north of Australia.Trade Review‘Everything you wanted to know about cannibalism but were afraid to ask is here.’ Daily Telegraph ‘Filled with tales of wonder, sadness and extraordinary behaviour.’ Sunday Times
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs A Memoir of Iran
Book SynopsisA superb, authoritatively written insider’s account of Iran, one of the most mysterious but significant and powerful nations in the world.Trade Review'A mixture of history, reportage and analysis, this book helps to understand the "enigma inside a puzzle" that is Iran today … fascinating' Financial Times 'Riveting … I was intrigued and impressed … de Bellaigue has done his research well and reports meticulously' Literary Review
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers The Gates of Africa Death Discovery and the Search for Timbuktu
Book SynopsisThe history of the African Association, the world’s first geographical society, dedicated to the exploration of the interior of a continent known only through legend and vague report.Trade Review‘Enthralling. One of the most fascinating accounts of exploration that I’ve read in a long time.’ Jim Blackburn, Wanderlust ‘In “The Gates of Africa”, Anthony Sattin has excelled himself’.’ Conde Nast Traveller ‘Absorbing, highly readable and in places ironically humorous, a well-rounded and definitive study.’ Martin Booth, Sunday Times ‘An extraordinary panorama of adventure, scholarship, intellectual enterprise and ideological conviction, enlivened by frequent splashes of eccentricity and beautifully written throughout.’ Jan Morris
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers THE TRIBES TRIUMPHANT Return Journey to the Middle East
Book SynopsisA powerful and insightful narrative of a journey – once violently interrupted and here resumed – through one of the most compelling regions on earth.Trade Review‘Fascinating…intriguing…Glass is skilled at bringing people alive…an important book.’ Sunday Times ‘Charles Glass reads like Taki with an explosives belt. Yet this attention to social form becomes a strength when it shows how a generation of insult by both British and Israeli occupiers has brought a traditional Arab society to the end of its tether…Even the ruling passions of Glass’s life and writing, which are good food and pretty women, contribute balance to the book.’ Spectator ‘He writes stylishly…the most absorbing passages in the book trace Glass's progress through Israel and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza…Glass enlivens his text with some intriguing asides.’ Daily Mail ‘Anyone who is interested in the continuing agony of the Middle East should read this book.’ Literary Review ‘An eloquent and sensitive journey…with trademark flowing style and laconic humour.’ Oldie
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers The Hungry Cyclist Pedalling the Americas in Search of the Perfect Meal
Book SynopsisOver 100,000 miles to cover, one man, one bike and one hungry stomach.Trade Review“An all-you-can-eat-ride-by buffet through lands the bike forgot.” Tim Moore “I’m not sure whether I’m more impressed by Tom going solo, slow and through some of the world’s most notorious bandit country, or for getting hungry enough to eat a guinea pig.” John McCarthy "A glorious account of the madness that lies at the heart of long distance cycling and an intriguing insight into the extra miles we, who are obsessed with pedal power,will go to secure the meal of our dreams." Jon Snow
£11.39
HarperCollins Publishers WHAT THE TRAVELLER SAW
Book SynopsisThis outstanding collection of pieces, illustrated with his own superb photographs, is a unique record of Newby’s travels all over the globe – and a lasting tribute to lost and fading worlds.Trade Review‘One of the sharpest, funniest and most boisterously entertaining of all travel writers’Jeremy Lewis, Sunday Times ‘Eric Newby seems to have an inexhaustible secret supply of that serendipity on which both travel writer and photographer depend’Charles Nicholl, Daily Telegraph
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers THE GREAT AMERICAN BUS RIDE
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HarperCollins Publishers On the Shores of the Mediterranean
Book SynopsisWith his trademark charm and sharp wit, Newby leaves no stone unturned in his quest for wonderfully detailed and quirky knowledge to share with his reader. Insightful, hilarious and sheer fun, this is an adventure not to be missed, by Britain's best-loved travel guide, and father of the genre.Trade Review‘One of the most stimulating and rewarding travel books to be seen for a long time' Spectator 'A splendid book . . . With its generosity, quirkiness, encyclopaedic love of facts, wisdom, humour, sense of history and change, this is a lot more than even the very best of travel books. Its author is a Ulysses, the book an Odyssey' Guardian 'Newby, the most companionable of literary vagabonds . . . Surely his best work since “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush”' Scotsman 'Whatever Newby writes, I read with uncritical pleasure. The Newby travels are classics of their kind' Financial Times 'A new book by Eric Newby is something of an event…It is a feast that combines and juxtaposes many different textures and flavours . . . A superb reporter, Mr Newby paints marvelously detailed portraits. . . An unrivalled eye for the ridiculous and, although this is essentially a serious book, it is frequently very, very funny. . . He is an extremely elegant writer, beautifully paced and rhythmic . . . For Newby admirers, this particular event is a memorable one, and it should also recruit a lot of new admirers to his ranks' Daily Telegraph 'Any book by Eric Newby is a must for me. But “On the Shores of the Mediterranean” is a particular favourite…The man's books are a marvelous tonic on dark and dismal British days' Barbara Dickson, Mail on Sunday
£14.24
HarperCollins Publishers Departures and Arrivals
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£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Ramble On
Book SynopsisThis fascinating ramble through the history of walking delves into our relationship with the British countryside.Ramble On' tells the story of how country walks were transformed from a small and often illegal pastime to the most popular recreational activity in the country.From the brave band of hikers who scaled the off-limits peak Kinder Scout in 1932, via the intricate Lake District guides of Alfred Wainwright, to the resistant landowners (including the notorious Nicholas Van Hoogstraten, Madonna and Jeremy Clarkson) who have done their level best (and worst) to keep walkers off their land this is the definitive history of rambling.Perfectly capturing the sense of exhilaration on reaching the summit of a blustery hill-top path, Ramble On' is for anyone who has ever pulled on a pair of walking boots or is partial to the taste of Kendal mintcake.Trade ReviewPraise for ‘Ramble On’: ‘McKay makes an agreeable tramping companion. For McKay walking is a serious pleasure, which is as it should be’ Tom Fort, Sunday Telegraph ‘Ramble On is a fascinating and lovingly written book that gets to the heart of a pursuit enjoyed by thousands throughout the British Isles every weekend’ Carl Wilkinson, Financial Times ‘Excellent history of the pastime … McKay’s gripping story of the struggle is enlivened by atmospheric descriptions of his own rambles and is rich in anecdote’ John Harding, Daily Mail ‘Sinclair McKay aims to convey the essence of this story through visits to some of the often inspiring places in which it has been acted out.’ Guardian Chronicles the changing relationship between landowners and roamers, and branches out into B&B, Wordsworth, Wainright, shifting patterns of class and the history of walking togs’ Country Life ‘Charming book – part of a history of British walking, part of a memoir of McKay’s wanderings.’ Daily Telegraph ‘Highly companionable … McKay gives a fascinating account of how walkers have since the Thirties battled landowners for the right to roam across Britain. In McKay’s version, walking is a political act and the Rambler’s Association is an advanced guard of egalitarians.’ Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year ‘This book should inspire you to don your walking boots and head for the hills’ Choice Magazine, Paperback Book of the Month
£11.39
HarperCollins Publishers The English A Field Guide
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£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Bang in the Middle
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£999.99
HarperCollins The Essential Lewis Clark 18041806
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Cooks Tour
Book SynopsisFrom the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain''s New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travelling the world in search the globe''s greatest cuilnary adventuresBourdain shows himself to be one of the country''s best food writers. His opinions are as strong as his language, and his tastes as infectious as his joy. -Sam Sifton, New York Times Book ReviewThe only thing gonzo gastronome and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, What would be the perfect meal?, Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail, and in the process turns the notion of perfection inside out. From California to Cambodia, A Cooks'' Tour chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America''s boldest and bravest chef.Fans of Bourdain will find much to love in revisting this classic culinary and trave
£15.29
HarperCollins Seasons in Basilicata
£11.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Seasons on Harris
Book SynopsisAlthough sometimes threatened by the inroads of commerce and tourism, Harris remains in many ways idyllic, the most resonant and romantic of all the Hebridean islands. Covering the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, this work also makes side trips to Barra, the southernmost of the Hebrides, and to St Kilda the most remote of the Scottish islands.Trade Review"A delightful book." -- Associated Press "It's a pleasure to travel with him." -- Washington Post "Yeadon is one of our best travel writers." -- Bloomsbury Review "Yeadon leaves you pleasantly stuffed, slightly intoxicated and feeling warmer for the company." -- Kathy Balog, USA Today "Wonderful account" -- June Sawyers, Philadelphia Inquirer "This is a true traveler...who can make the most innocent encounter a memorable experience." -- Ann Geracimos, Washington Times "One of the best travel writers in the world." -- Dolores Derrickson, Rocky Mountain News "Leave it to Yeadon to choose one of the country's most overlooked provinces." -- Pamela Paul, New York Times "Delightful, with the odd twist to eerie." -- Paul Carbray, The Gazette (Montreal) "A warm welcome to a balcony view of Aliano." -- Albany Times Union "A compelling book...that comes close to re-creating the place and the man." -- David Citino, Columbus Dispatch
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc River Town
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£16.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Beyond the House of the False Lama Travels with
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£999.99
HarperCollins State by State
Book SynopsisFeatures a state by state celebration of America including: Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on Illinois, Ann Patchett on Tennessee, and Jhumpa Lahiri on Rhode Island.Trade Review"[State by State] is a funny, moving, rousing collection, greater than the sum of its excellent parts, a convention of literary superdelegates, each one boisterously nominating his or her piece of the Republic." -- New York Times Book Review "This fascinating collection, inspired by guides in the 1930s and 1940s, includes original essays on each of the states by some of the country's finest (mostly younger) writers." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Self-consciously modeled after state guides sponsored by the Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s, this ambitious effort features a terrific roster of writers." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Odds are, reading STATE BY STATE, that you'll fall for every state a little, even if they remain tremendously hard to explain." -- Los Angeles Times "This eclectic collection of essays describing the ordinary people and places within our 50 states is as essential as the Rand McNally atlas. Alternately brash and bashful...each literary foray in State by State is well worth the trip. Grade: A." -- Entertainment Weekly "An enjoyable journey: 50 essays, cartoons and mini-plays, plus an afterward about Washington, DC and a fascinating appendix...all in all, it makes one yearn for a driver's license and a stretch of open highway." -- New York Post "Ideal nightstand reading and a welcome reminder of the pluribus behind the unum." -- Salon.com
£12.89
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Book SynopsisTHE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONSA penetrating examination of how we live and how to live betterFew books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one such book. This modern epic of a man?s search for meaning became an instant bestseller on publication in 1974, acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters. It continues to inspire millions.A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son,Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenancebecomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions on how to live. The narrator''s relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning; the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, this classic is a touching and transcendent book of life.This new edition contains an interview with Pirsig and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.
£18.04
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Abundance
Book SynopsisIn recognition of her long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the Pulitzer-Prize winning author herself“A writer who never seems tired, who has never plodded her way through a page or sentence, Dillard can only be enjoyed by a wide-awake reader,” warns Geoff Dyer in his introduction to this stellar collection. Carefully culled from her past work, The Abundance is quintessential Annie Dillard, delivered in her fierce and undeniably singular voice, filled with fascinating detail and metaphysical fact. The pieces within will exhilarate both admiring fans and a new generation of readers, having been “re-framed and re-hung,” with fresh editing and reordering by the author, to situate these now seminal works within her larger canon.The Abundance reminds us that Dillard’s brand of “novelized nonfic
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
Book Synopsis“A charmer. Will beguile an hour of your time and put you in touch with mankind.” —New York TimesNewly reissued with an introduction by Plum Sykes, this cult favorite is a delightful diary—think Nancy Mitford-meets-Nora Ephron—chronicling author Helene Hanff’s “bucket list” trip to London (at the age of fifty-five!) after the unexpected success of her memoir 84 Charing Cross Road. When she’s invited to London for the English publication of her wildly successful book, 84 Charing Cross Road—in which she shares two decades of correspondence with Frank Doel, a British bookseller who became a dear friend—New York writer Helene Hanff is thrilled to realize a lifelong dream. The trip will be bittersweet, because she can’t help wishing Frank was still alive, but she’s determined to capture every moment
£14.44
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Touching My Fathers Soul A Sherpas Journey to the
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£15.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Year in Paris Season by Season in the City of
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Strings together the beautiful beads of the French everyday, all held together by the invisible act of imagination that makes a country cohere and endure.” — New York Times Book Review “This joyful exploration of a much-beloved city will make readers wonder if there is ever really a bad time to visit Paris.” — Publishers Weekly “Lovers of Paris will get a deeper feeling about their beloved capital from Baxter.” — Booklist “Sitting down with one of Baxter’s books is to stroll the streets of Paris from an armchair, to take a tour of a city that lends itself to the virtual traveler or absent friend of the city. Fun. Highly recommended.” — The Paris Insider “Baxter alternates the tale of d’Églantine and the calendar with his experiences of France, and Parisian culture with its deep connection to the seasons. … Part history, part memoir, part travelog, this book has something for everyone.” — Library Journal “A delightful book … about the importance of the seasons of Paris, including the tastes, sights, traditions and subtleties.” — Eye Prefer Paris, “Book of the Month” pick
£13.09
HarperCollins The Best Strangers in the World
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£16.14
HarperCollins Thrilling Cities
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£13.09
HarperCollins Rebel with a Clause
£16.99
Penguin Putnam Inc The Songlines
Book SynopsisFor its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin''s classic work with a new introduction by Rory StewartPart adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin''s most famous books. Set in the desolate lands of the Australian Outback, it tells the story of Chatwin''s search for the source and meaning of the ancient dreaming tracks of the Aborigines—the labyrinth of invisible pathways by which their ancestors sang the world into existence. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller when it was published in 1987, engages all of Chatwin''s lifelong passions, including his obsession with travel, his interest in the nomadic way of life, and his hunger to understand man''s origins and nature.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
£15.30
Penguin Putnam Inc A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Book Synopsis“An intriguing amalgam of personal memoir, philosophical speculation, natural lore, cultural history, and art criticism.” —Los Angeles TimesFrom the award-winning author of Orwell's Roses, a stimulating exploration of wandering, being lost, and the uses of the unknownWritten as a series of autobiographical essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost draws on emblematic moments and relationships in Rebecca Solnit's life to explore issues of uncertainty, trust, loss, memory, desire, and place. Solnit is interested in the stories we use to navigate our way through the world, and the places we traverse, from wilderness to cities, in finding ourselves, or losing ourselves. While deeply personal, her own stories link up to larger stories, from captivity narratives of early Americans to the use of the color blue in Renaissance painting, not to mention encounters with tortoises, monks, punk rockers, mountains, deserts,
£15.30
