Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library)

A very well written and researched book. Fortunately the author had a lot of source material because of Freya Starks letters.It is a fascinating account of a remarkable life. We dvided it in to 3 parts and covered it in 3 separate sessions of a bookclub. It was the only way to do it justice.

Informative and clear and provides a helpful aid, Good in its own right & in its remit, but recognised it could in no way match the dynamism of the autobiography, which I am thoroughly taken up with.

A really interested and surprisingly sad book about an extremely adventurous women for her time. I would have loved to have been as brave as her and to be able to put myself on the sometimes awkward situations in which she found herself. I would have loved to have met the lady and to have been able to ask all sorts in questions.

I’m really enjoying this book about Freya Stark who makes my travelling look like a walk in the park! Utterly captivating!

Taken from letters, diaries and conversations with people who knew her, this book is an excellent read if a little 'creative' in parts. Nevertheless the author has put together a picture of an independent woman carving out a place in a world where not only did genteel ladies not do such things but worse, not do such things in middle-eastern countries. Freya Stark has earned her place in history.

ok

While the research is clearly thorough and makes some aspects of Dame Freya Stark's life more comprehensible, the narrative palls by the middle of the book.

A perfect read