A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modern-day London and 1920s Kashgar Full description
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modern-day London and 1920s Kashgar Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781408830918 (1408830914)
Publish date: March 1st 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 370
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Travel,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Asia,
China
A nicely written story, but I was so disappointed about the lack of bicycle riding.
What an unusual book.Because it bounces back and forth between times, it's a little hard to follow. But I think the storyline makes the bouncing worthwhile. I am a fan of Gertrude Bell and other early female adventurers, so I am probably a predisposed to like this work.First, for the 1920s chapters....
I just finished reading A Lady's Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, a book that had been on my reading list for a while. I had initially chosen to read this book because the concept sounded so great. After all, it is about a group of female British missionaries traveling through the Middle East via bicyc...
This was a fantastic and complex read.The prose is beautifully written and this was a delight to read. The description were sumptuous, beautiful, lavish and luxurious and I found myself instantly transported to Kashgar.This book switched between two time periods and various characters, but for once ...
What an unusual book. Because it bounces back and forth between times, it's a little hard to follow. But I think the storyline makes the bouncing worthwhile. I am a fan of Gertrude Bell and other early female adventurers, so I am probably a predisposed to like this work.First, for the 1920s chapters...
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