The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow : A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea (Paperback)

from nandadevi

This excellent book makes the efforts of others - not least Patrick Leigh Fermor - look self indulgent, turgid and dull by comparison. It sparkles, like good travel writing should. And like the best travel writing it is about a journey, not about a book the author went on a journey in order to pr...

from klerulo

This book is simply a delightful tale of humanity being about as good as it can be. Very entertainingly written. I only hope the author will find another genre so he doesn't have to go on lengthy, arduous and potentially perilous journeys just so we can be entertained as much as this every few ye...

from lesleynicol

A delightful story of one man's voyage to follow his dream and all the mishaps and adventures along the way.I thoroughly enjoyed it.

from klerulo

This book is simply a delightful tale of humanity being about as good as it can be. Very entertainingly written. I only hope the author will find another genre so he doesn't have to go on lengthy, arduous and potentially perilous journeys just so we can be entertained as much as this every few ye...

from sgtsmall

Reading this book raised 3 things for me. Firstly, the wonder of the english language. The style and skill of the language used invoked the feeling of floating along in this wonderful little dinghy. Secondly, the serendipity of unconstrained travel. Usually buying into an "adventure holiday" leav...