A journey through this immense island and through its history. We are in erudite and humorous hands.
The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story
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£30.00
Edition:Hardback978178854472607/01/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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The famous architect and his journalist son share a passion for sailing - the Thames, the Seine, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, far and wide to Athens, San Francisco, Osaka and other sites ... read more
Atlantis: A Journey in Search of Beauty
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A 'summer kitchen' is a cooking space in the vegetable garden, typically Ukrainian. Fresh ingredients, lots of pickling, and beautifully told. Another gem from OH.
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A delicious anthology of ambling, strolling, pausing, looking, thinking... A feast that combines Joseph Roth and Rebecca Solnit, George Sand and Werner Herzog, Joseph Conrad and Kate Humble,... read more
Sauntering: Writers Walk Europe
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Kneale knows the city like few others (viz his Rome: A History in Seven Sackings, pbk £10.99). His writing is also a delight, so his account of lockdown is worth reading.