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Title: Fascinating personal view
Review: It would be nice to see Robin Fedden's book reissued. Although it's been years since I read it, and it is now difficult to find, even in libraries, I recall a fascinating mix of fact, legend, travelogue, and personal outlook. Lyrical descriptions of the souks of Damascus, the gardens and rich cultural melange found in places like Antioch (once a Christian kingdom ruled by Raymond of Aquitaine), the interior of a bath-house in (I think) Aleppo, the physical beauty of the Jebel Druse people, and, of course, the cedars of Lebanon, combine with snippets of history and what appear to be personal reminiscences. Black and white photographs of architectural monuments, the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra, and the famous cedars complement the text. This is, believe it or not, a wonderful read, composed in a lush prose by an author with an eye for beauty.
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