Strangers Like Angels: with a devil or two to boot - Couverture souple

Forman, Alec; Forman, Jan

 
9781783063628: Strangers Like Angels: with a devil or two to boot
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1783063629 ISBN 13 : 9781783063628
Editeur : Matador, 2014

Synopsis

Strangers Like Angels chronicles the journeys of Alec and Jan Forman to far and distant lands as they embrace their pioneering spirit. Following adventures in Canada, Antarctica and the Sultanate of Oman they set off on the original gap year in the seventies. Travelling in their Land Rover, they use only a map and compass to navigate through the Sahara Desert and tropical rainforests in Africa, back to Europe and out to Asia via the Hindu Kush, and on to the Himalayas. They grapple with the realities of poverty and yet experience surprising hospitality and welcome from unlikely sources. In the confined space of their vehicle, Alec and Jan learn what it takes to support and sustain themselves and their relationship on an exciting and often harrowing journey. Exchange of news through airmail letters to and from England keeps them in touch with family matters. Beautiful photographs and illustrations with maps complement the text, taking the reader along on the journey with Alec and Jan. A light, entertaining read of a true story of adventures, travel and divine encounter, blended with winsome tales to delight the heart, Strangers Like Angels will appeal to fans of memoirs and travel books.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alec Forman is a former British Army aircraft engineer, seconded to the British Antarctic Survey team. He has since been involved in rural development projects in Mali, West Africa, and Moldova. Jan Forman, who trained as a nurse and midwife in the British Army, has worked in Canada, the Sultanate of Oman, Mali, and more recently as a school nurse in Germany.

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Éditeur
Matador
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1783063629
ISBN 13 
9781783063628
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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