The Camel Bookmobile
$35.80
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2020
Summary
A superb novel of a travelling library, the Kenyan landscape - and the threat to a fragile way of life.
Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall SmithDeep in the heart of the dusty Kenyan desert a train of heavily laden camels wind their way slowly through the bush. The camels are not carrying grain or medical supplies, but books of every imaginable variety. Into the remote nomadic settlement of Mididima comes an unexpected wealth of literature - tips for survivi…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474615754 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474615759 |
| Author: | Masha Hamilton |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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A warm and humorous novel, packed with bold characters, both human and animal.
Hamilton vividly sketches the landscape of Africa … the novel’s greatest strength is in the way it puts forward a balanced argument about the significance of the written word, capturing its power to delight and liberate at the same time as acknowledging its limitations in a world where shelter and food are not certainties - NEW STATESMAN
A warm and humorous novel, packed with bold characters, both human and animal - WATERSTONE’S QUARTERLYA vivid, thought-provoking and uplifting novel - GOOD BOOK GUIDECaptivating … weaves memorable characters and elemental emotions in artful prose - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYVivid, absorbing … Richly peopled, full of conflicts and surprises, THE CAMEL BOOKMOBILE made me think and feel in all the best ways. My only regret was that the book had to endAbout The Author
Masha Hamilton
Masha Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press for five years in the Middle East, where she covered the intefadeh, the peace process and the partial Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. She traveled to Afghanistan in the spring of 2004 to interview women in prison, child brides and war widows and report on the country’s reconstruction efforts.
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