I am reblogging this excellent book review by fellow blogger and published author, Jon Risdon. Please check out Jon’s blog for other posts that you may find interesting, and give him some encouragement.
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If you’ve never before read any of Michael Palin’s serious writing, I think this will be a very good place to start, despite it being one of his most recent books (Hutchinson, London, 2018; ISBN 9781847948120 [hardback]); if you have, however, I am very confident that you will enjoy reading it as much as I did. Michael is known for his Ripping Yarns series, albeit at some remove now, but this book is a true life ripping yarn, although with a bitter-sweet ending, and although the review is rather longer than others I have posted, I feel that this book deserves it, in view of the impressive detail contained therein, and the research that clearly must have been done in preparation for its writing.
It tells the story of the 1846 Franklin Expedition to discover the North-West Passage, but what first excited Michael’s…
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Sounds very interesting, Pete! Thank you for recommending. Something different from the love stories, and police procedurals, can help getting the mind clear for more. Michael
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Thanks, Michael. Glad this is your sort of thing. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A change, so that I will continue reading the other books on my shelf.Best wishes, MIchael
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Thanks for the reblog, Pete. I recently watched the fascinating documentary Endurance, and I this sounds like a great read.
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Thanks, Olga. Those early explorers were certainly daring.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This sounds interesting.
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Thanks, Kim. Jon has also written original material too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sounds like a fascinating book. I read the review in full. I’ve always been interested in polar expeditions, although I’ve mostly read fictional accounts.
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Thanks, David. I am glad you enjoyed the review.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you very much for the reblog, Pete. Cheers, Jon.
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Always a pleasure, Jon. I hope somebody reads your post! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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