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A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar - Community Reviews back

by Suzanne Joinson
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Tiny Library
Tiny Library rated it 13 years ago
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar is a dual narrative story set in the past and the present. In 1923, Evangeline (Eva) and her sister set out on a missionary trip to the Silk Road city of Kashgar, which has a fusion of Chinese and Islamic culture. But Eva is only pretending to be a missionary; she...
Unabridged Chick
Unabridged Chick rated it 13 years ago
I started this book on my evening commute home, more out of curiosity than any desire to dig in; when I lifted my head, I was at the end of my line, and nearly one hundred pages in. I was hooked -- sort of. In my flash judge-y way, I hadn't realized this was a dual narrative; I thought it was enti...
A Book Addict's Musings by Readinghearts
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar is the debut book for author Suzanne Joinson and as such it is a pretty good effort. The book is told from two perspectives, one in the early 1900s and the other in current time. At first, this made the book seem very disjointed to me, especially since there seeme...
Readin' and Dreamin'
Readin' and Dreamin' rated it 13 years ago
Told in dual time lines, A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, tells the story of two women: Evangeline in 1923, and Frieda in the present day. At first, it's unclear how the two women are connected, but that eventually comes to light slowly as the story unfolds.Eva lies to become a missionary, using i...
lit loquacity
lit loquacity rated it 13 years ago
3.5 stars (Come on goodreads with the half stars!) Crossposted here.I was initially intrigued by the subject matter of A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, a lovely debut novel written by Suzanne Joinson.* The story alternates between two times and places - 1923 Kashgar and present day London - and fo...
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