Rescheduled: On the Plain of Snakes: Paul Theroux
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This month's book theme is a travel book and we've chosen one by legendary travel writer (and Louis's dad) Paul Theroux -now in his 80s: On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Road Trip .
He writes about a road trip into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico. Moving through the deserts just south of the Arizona border, Theroux finds a place brimming with charm, yet visibly marked by both the US border patrol looming to the north and mounting discord from within. Attending local language and culinary schools, driving through the country and meeting its people, Paul Theroux gets under the skin of Mexico.
From the writer praised for his 'curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms' (New York Times Book Review), On The Plain of Snakes is an urgent and mesmerising exploration of a region in conflict.
Praise for Paul Theroux:
'As cool as Maugham... as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' Sunday Times
'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer
Meet IN THE PUB NOT UPSTAIRS at the St James Tavern, Romsey Road. Park at Tower Car park, free after 7.
This group is also open to sister Meetup group CHEARS!
September's genre is free choice/a recommended book -suggestions welcome.