From Library Journal
The beautiful, scenic picture on the cover of this book draws the reader in, but the story itself is a long walk. Lines, author of several books about Australia, including Taming the Great South Land (Univ. of California, 1992) and An All Consuming Passion (Univ. of California, 1996), chronicles his 400-mile walk along the Bibbulmun Trail in southwestern Australia. But this is more than a travelogALines has a larger purpose. "Western Australians' relationship to the jarrah and karri forests is a paradigm of humanity's relationship to Earth," he writes. Lines begins each chapter with a lesson on the history of forestry, interspersed with tales from his walk that emphasize his points. The book ends with a moral about evolution and the progress of human life. While the descriptive passages are charming, the historical and scientific lectures slow down the story and can be a little dull. Not recommended for the average armchair traveler.AStephanie Papa, Baltimore Cty. Circuit Court Law Lib., Towson, MD
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
