Narrow Dog to Carcassonne - An Improbably Journey by Narrowboat to the France Nobody Knows [Import] [Hardcover]

T Darlington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In good all round condition.Dust Jacket in good condition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 329 pages
• Publisher: W. F. Howes (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0593053117
• ISBN-13: 978-0593053119
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,405,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Narrow dog...wide fun, July 16, 2008

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TRBill (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (Paperback)

I must admit that I have been to the UK and have been on a narrow boat. This book is hilarious, warm, endearing and I cannot wait to get the new book. Anyone who has ever traveled, either with a dog or children to someplace completely unfamiliar will appreciate the author's experiences. If you have been on one of the uniquely British narrowboats you are even more enraptured with the book. If you have been on a motorhome for a long trip, especially with children, you will appreciate Jim (the narrow dog). I must admit that Americans will have trouble with some of the English usage but it is well worth it. Wonderful book, wonderful story, wonderful people.
WH

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enjoy narrowdog, June 5, 2008

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BarbV "BarbV" (Niagara Falls, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (Paperback)

If you like travel and/or boats and/or dogs and/or a writer with humor and quotes from classics to films, this book will be right up your...canal. Funny and disarming, showing the downside moments as well as the champagne highs of taking a narrowboat across the Channel and, even more scaringly, down through France, not a dull page in the lot.

I can't wait to see what happens when Terry and Monica and Jim the Narrow Dog come to my home country in the US.

I read it in two sittings.
BarbV

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, smart, silly, touching....grand!, January 29, 2009

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T. Davies "coffeekid" (In My Head, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (Paperback)

Narrow Dog is a keeper...and while I read a LOT, I don't keep many.

Things that help to enjoy Narrow Dog to its fullest:

A basic understanding of British terms, and a respect for British humor...Terry Darlington is a master of smart, and silly, wit, but if you don't like how the Brits turn a funny phrase, then don't bother (and that'll free up another copy for me to gift to less myopic folks, thanks!).

Access to Google Maps.
I found myself referring to the book's hand-drawn maps frequently...which only spurred me to Google maps for a better sense of the geography of the trip. Darlington made me curious about places and people not yet on my radar. He's wrecked my perfectly set holiday plans for the next 2 years. Well played, Terry!

Cool liquids, paper towels, wipeable surfaces.
I live in a comic world and so have a high threshhold for outright laughter. This book, at points, had me choking on hot coffee, dribbling tea, and spitting soup. Please learn from my trials and drink only cool liquids while reading this book. Perhaps you can save your good wood desk's surface from ruin by soup with some towels kept nearby.

Access to Wikipedia.
This book is layered. One layer is quite literary, and although I was an English major, I found myself drawn in to the quotes and references in Narrow Dog, and used Wikipedia as a starting point for learning more.

Narrow Dog seems like a light snack of a book, but in reality is a delicious, hearty stew of ingredients and flavors.

Excellent, excellent, excellent!

I WILL be reading the 2nd travelogue, "Narrow Dog to Indian River." Often, it's the tourists/visitors who more completely see a place. I can't wait to know what Terry's eyes make of my home state, Florida.

Darlington is trying his hand at a mystery next...Narrowboat to Death, perhaps???