This - the fourth of the author's books - is largely a collection of magazine travel articles recycled, but none the worse for that. He covers places in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan including the North West Frontier so much in the news recently. The pictures he draws are fascinating though often dominated by violence, political corruption and disintegration, suggesting sadly that there is little reason to be optimistic about the future in that part of the world.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 13 April 2002 ) |
