-Botswana
“I speak of Africa and golden joys – Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, Scene 3.” So quotes one of the characters early on in this book. A perfect quote […]
-Russia
Written in 1974, this fun and charming book captures perfectly the tourist’s experience of Moscow of the 1970s. The ebullient Mrs Harris journeys to Moscow on an errand of love, […]
Books to inspire
“The dying actress … wavered a moment in the boat’s stern, then extended a slender hand to grip the mahogany railing … All around her, shards of sunlight broke on […]
-France
There’s no point beating about the bush, I might as well say it now, I loved this book. The author, Jean-Claude Izzo, was born in Marseille of immigrant parents (Spanish […]
-London
Here London is a patchwork quilt laid out before in this tremendous book. The 80 voices of this book are the different colours, patterns and textures of the quilt. Sympathise with the terrified […]
-Kenya
If you are interested in conservation or animals, if you love Africa, or if you just enjoy a good love story, then read this book. “Africa has never been more […]
-Paris
This charming book was written in 1958 by Paul Gallico, and American writer better known for The Snow Goose and The Poseidon Adventure. It spurned a further 3 books about […]
-Kenya
-published by New Internationalist, 2012. A collection of 15 short […]