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The Shadow of the Wind
Jan 25, 2010
Set in the streets of Barcelona around the time of the Civil War, The Shadow of the Wind delivers poetic melancholy, gothic..
Category: Books
Ransom – A Travel Book on Japan
Nov 16, 2009
As a thriller, I enjoyed this book almost until its conclusion, however as a travelogue I loved it all the way through.
Wild Swans – Jung Chang
May 13, 2009
Without a doubt, Wild Swans influenced my travels more than any other book. Detailed, intense and unflinching, it tells the story of girls with bound feet, Mao’s revolution and the famines and doctrines…
The Lollipop Shoes, Montmartre, Paris
Apr 12, 2009
Montmartre is a village, my mother used to say; an island rising out of the Paris fog.
Vianne Rocher, The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
The Lollipop Shoes delivers a thriller, wrapped in the shiny foil and sugar-dusted facade of a tale about a chocolate shop.
TRAVEL BOOK REVIEWS
Jan 14, 2009
Clearly there are guide books for fast facts and practicalities, and entire bookshops devoted to non-fiction travel writing.
However, I’ve always had a soft spot for a..
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