August 2010 Archives

A slim volume, reflecting a short return visit to Central Asia in 1989, after the thaw in East-West relations but before the breakup of the Soviet Union.

The account feels flimsy compared to To The Frontier, reflecting a more disparate journey in a region that has a disjointed history and imported layers of culture.

Beautifully written and enjoyable none-the-less, and now a historical account in itself.

Apples in the Snow: Journey to Samarkand - Geoffrey Moorhouse

Gifted by Fran during our room/tent sharing time on Wild Frontiers' Himalayan Journey... an occult-tinged plot with connections into the gory story from Edinburgh's Enlightenment past - the cadaver collecting murdering spree of Burke and Hare and Burke's resultant fate: hanging, dissection and skin tanning.

Amazon.co.uk link: The Falls - Ian Rankin

My first Marian Keyes. Easy (compulsive!) reading, with a 'life lesson' underlying message that there's always more than one side to a story. I'll be reading more.

Amazon.co.uk link:
The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes