The Golden Oriole Paperback – June 6, 2007

I have been in Pakistan once, going along the Karakorum Highway which Trevelyan missed, and India four times, mostly in the Himalayas. So I am familiar with some of the country Raleigh Trevelyan describes - both past and present. This is a marvelous narrative - really a memoir - of the old and new. The child of a British Indian Army officer, Trevelyan spent early years in the country; then later returned 1977-84. He writes about his five journeys, relating them to his early years. Beautifully written. I would recommend this book, without reservation. In fact, I have - to a friend who will be visiting India for the first time this December.

Raleigh Trevelyan, the distinguished former head of Michael Joseph, Ltd. the British publisher, demonstrates that it's possible to be both aristocratic and fun.

more than superb