Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Travels in South Africa
$43.18
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2001
Summary
Near the southern tip of Africa, there is a mountain that does a conjuring trick with the biggest tablecloth on earth. In a sacred forest near the Limpopo river, there is a bird that flies on wings of thunder, flashing lightning from its eyes and bearing rain in its beak. In between, there is a hauntingly beautiful land and millions of confused people.
When Archbishop Desmond Tutu dubbed his native South Africa the ‘Rainbow Nation’, he conjured a vision of ethnic diversity and harmony…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349112619 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349112614 |
| Author: | Gavin Bell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Wry and deft … travel writing of a high order, given steel by [Bell’s] keen understanding of the country’s contradictions– DAILY TELEGRAPH
Wry and deft … travel writing of a high order, given steel by [Bell’s] keen understanding of the country’s contradictions - DAILY TELEGRAPH
A fine, gentle and loving travel book about South Africa which captures the magic of the land and the warmth of its peoples - SCOTSMANWherever Bell goes, he brings a gimlet eye to the human and unusual - YORKSHIRE POSTOne of life’s great wanderers, at home when he is away … a lucid, deeply informative and highly entertaining piece of travel prose - GLASGOW HERALDA warm, sane and illuminating book - Ned SherrinGavin Bell
After working in a number of countries for Reuters and THE TIMES, Gavin Bell won the 1995 Thomas Cook Travel Award for IN SEARCH OF TUSITALA. He lives in his native Scotland and works as a journalist.
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