The Zodiac Arch by Freya Stark
With such tantalizing chapters as In Defence of Smuggling and Lunch with Homer, this is a witty, eye-opening tapestry of Freya Stark's writings on travel and a life spent as one of the twentieth century's most formidable adventurers. In chronological order, spanning an extraordinary 50 years from 1919 to 1967, Stark muses on the nature of travel and of being a woman--both writer and explorer--in what was then predominantly a male world. She also shares jewel-bright stories from across the world--Arabia to North Africa, Iran and India--that captivate the reader with every sentence. There are romantic picnics under starlit skies on remote islands, meaningful moments of quiet in Mecca and Jerusalem and heartfelt accounts of encounters with a kaleidoscope of people. The Zodiac Arch resurrects lost worlds, reveals a little of the woman behind the legend and is, at heart, a magnetic read for all those under the spell of wanderlust.Freya Stark, who died in 1993 and was dubbed the last of the Romantic Travellers by The Times of London, wrote more than thirty volumes about her journeys in the Middle East throughout her lifetime, including The Southern Gates of Arabia. Jane Fletcher Geniesse is a former New York Times writer and the author of Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark, a PEN/Martha Albrand Award finalist for First Nonfiction in 1999. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, New York magazine, and Town & Country. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719517846 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719517842 |
| Title | The Zodiac Arch |
| Author | Freya Stark |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 1968-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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