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Travels through place and time: Europe in the 50s
Farley Mowat has written a number of books which may be described as war memoirs. Since they were written at decent intervals and to some extent, for different purposes, there is a degree of repetition. Nevertheless, as there is hardly ever a dull moment in a text by Mowat, we can forgive him for telling the same story twice. To be honest, I'm no longer certain where...
Published on May 4, 2000 by Owen Hughes
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A Middling Book by a Great Author
Babe Ruth was a great hitter. But he didn't connect with the ball everytime was was at bat. Farley Mowat is a great writer. Sadly not all his books are home runs. If you would like to read some of his best then try: -And No Birds Sang: The Farley Mowat Library -The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug...
Published on November 30, 2009 by S. J. Huse
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Travels through place and time: Europe in the 50s,
By Owen Hughes (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (Hardcover)
Farley Mowat has written a number of books which may be described as war memoirs. Since they were written at decent intervals and to some extent, for different purposes, there is a degree of repetition. Nevertheless, as there is hardly ever a dull moment in a text by Mowat, we can forgive him for telling the same story twice. To be honest, I'm no longer certain where the overlap occurs, although in "Aftermath," a book written comparatively recently, he certainly revisits some parts of the Italian theatre in which he served, and refers to the same events he has recounted in detail elsewhere ("And No Birds Sang"). But "Aftermath" doesn't dwell particularly on war, and there are a number of stories in this ongoing narrative which are worth reading by themselves. Scenes such as that where the author and his wife visit the Black Eagle somewhere in Kent and procure some of the Queen's Brew are classic Mowat. Their visit to Amalfi and tour of its ancient potteries, and their final return to England where they visit with Peter Scott, son of the Antarctic explorer, and learn all about the Severn Wild Fowl Trust, are just a couple of the highlights of this rather unusual journey.This is not your ordinary Mowat, but then I'm wondering if there really is such a thing. An overlooked book, "Aftermath" won't disappoint, and fortunately for readers everywhere, thar's plenty more Mowat where that come from!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (The Farley Mowat Series) (Paperback)
Babe Ruth was a great hitter. But he didn't connect with the ball everytime was was at bat.
Farley Mowat is a great writer. Sadly not all his books are home runs. If you would like to read some of his best then try: -And No Birds Sang: The Farley Mowat Library -The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug or -The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Not every book written by a great author is a good book - we all have our off days. But that should not stop you from reading his best work. |
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Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World (The Farley Mowat Series) by Farley Mowat (Paperback - July 17, 2006)
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