Misadventure
in the Middle East: travels as tramp, artist and spy.
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Nicholas
Brealey Books
304 pages
Format: paperback
Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 2.8cm
Subject: Travel
Price: £10.99
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Shortlisted for
Dolman Travel Book Award 2008
"The freshness of his picaresque writing about this well-trodden
part of the world makes it compulsively readable."
The Sunday Times
“Hemming
is a fresh new voice, idealistic, engaging and human.”
The Spectator
“Exuberant
and thoughtful… Hemming’s portrait of the region sparkles
with colour, originality and sharp insights.”
The Evening Standard
“A once-in-a-lifetime
journey, full of youthful ebullience and idealism, but self-aware
and brave too.”
Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the
Silk Road
"The brilliantly-written
account of a daring journey, by turns hilarious and poignant, and
a timely antidote to current misconceptions about the Middle East.
Essential reading."
Jason Elliot, author of Mirrors of the Unseen and
An Unexpected Light
“A well
written tale of artistic sincerity and youthful bravura.”
The Daily Telegraph
“Funny,
well-written and sensitive.”
Literary Review
“Hemming
clearly has heart and intelligence… it’s a great read.”
thelondonpaper
“Truly
gripping… Book of the Month.”
Wanderlust
"Henry Hemming
and Al Braithwaite are thoroughly modern travellers."
New Statesman
“A compelling
read, well paced and laced with danger.”
The Australian
“An interesting,
youthful perspective on politics and religion, art and humour, in
a region which continues to be at the fulcrum of international affairs.”
The New Zealand Herald
“In a time
of instant conclusions and images, Hemming shows that travelling well
is still an art.”
The Weekender
“We need
more ambassadors like this… Henry Hemming, I salute you!”
EMEL Magazine
“A fascinating
book well worth a read by anyone with a passing interest in the region.”
TNT
“One of
the more engaging travel narratives of recent months.”
Travelbeat
“A fantastic
journey, full of surprising incidents and exciting encounters, in
which you never know where the travellers will end up next. High-spirited
and often amusing, Hemming’s book also grapples seriously with
some of the big issues in the Middle East today.”
Nicholas Jubber, author of The Prester Quest
“More than
a gripping story of a dangerous expedition. It is a journey of self-discovery
and an exploration of what it is to be an artist in a fractured world.”
John Mole, author of It’s All Greek To Me!
“A light,
gently provocative meditation on the importance of perception…
(Hemming) moves beyond portraying himself to hint at wider dramas
of clashing expectations.”
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