Meditative yet pin-sharp: armed with a suitcase of books and half a century of visits to the lagoon, this is a generous and learned homage.
Venice: The Lion, the City and the Water
£20.00
Edition:Hardback978152940255103/09/2020From 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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"It may be that all borderlands hum with the frequencies of the unconscious; after all, borders are where the fabric is thin". This one is that wild, once barbed strip between Turkey, Bulgar... read more
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe
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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.