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News from Tartary by Peter Fleming, a travel classic from 1935. I'm four chapters in and, oh my golly, what an adventure this will be! Amazon has the first chapter on "look inside". That little amuse bouche should rouse your appetite and I really think many here would enjoy a trip thru that part of the world. Even in that era it has much to say about things today.
Also reading Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. I remember the beauty and depth of the 80's series well, and thought I should at least read the book once in my life before I go to the upcoming movie version. Like any truly great novel, I'm identifying with more than I anticipated, so I have to read a chapter, then meditate for awhile. I've also got A Tale of Two Cities running in the same manner. I never could go this slow in my youth, but now that I have no goal whatsoever other than my own pleasure the rewards seem to be even greater.
I've got For Whom the Bell Tolls up next in honor of John McCain, and Love in the Time of Cholera just for the discipline of raking my soul over the coals - I fear my heart has grown cold.
Last edited by Sweetbriar; 09-22-2008 at 08:22.
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