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Dreamers, Runaways, and Mysteries

A Traveler's Tales and Essays
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Dreamers, Runaways, and Mysteries takes readers to many places around the world, some enfolded in mystery. The tales tell of characters drawn to these places, sometimes for escape from the lives they had led, and of incidents that memorably mark their travels. In India, an intrepid lady adventurer charms an unhappy American; in Buenos Aires, a lonely tourist gets enraptured by a torrid story of tango dancers; in Botswana, a safari takes a surprising twist under an astonishing guide; in Singapore, fantasies of Somerset Maugham bewitch a yearning visitor; in Rio de Janiero, a buoyant lady of the night beguiles a disaffected businessman; in Saigon, a nostalgic journalist hears surprising secrets from a gentle Laotian. And many more. The essays share the tales' spirit of travel and sense of place as they plumb historical mysteries of Sagres, Portugal, where the great age of exploration began; Shanghai, China, where past and present compete; Khajuraho, India, where erotic temple art flowered; and Marrakech, Morocco, where storytellers thrive in the marketplace. In all, Dreamers, Runaways, and Mysteries celebrates the life-giving experience of travel and the unexpected turns this experience can take when we let it.

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James Sloan Allen is a widely published author, world traveler, and longtime New Yorker, who now lives in Honolulu.
Release date Australia
November 10th, 2020
Pages
328
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
152x229x23
ISBN-13
9781734978704
Product ID
34036751

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