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A review by ida_ree
Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark by Jane Fletcher Geniesse
3.0
Freya Stark was not shrinking violet. Born in the 1890s to English parents, she was raised mostly in Italy. She went to great lengths to learn Arabic and then traveled, against the advice of everyone, throughout the Mideast, drawing new maps and discovering the buried past.
For some reason, I didn't enjoy the book as much as I had anticipated. Maybe it's because I got the feeling I wouldn't have liked Stark as a person all that much? Maybe it's because her trips and personal relationships are described in ways that make it seem repetitive to me. Still, I admire her pluck and independence.
For some reason, I didn't enjoy the book as much as I had anticipated. Maybe it's because I got the feeling I wouldn't have liked Stark as a person all that much? Maybe it's because her trips and personal relationships are described in ways that make it seem repetitive to me. Still, I admire her pluck and independence.