Colin Thubron in conversation
Daunt Books83 Marylebone High Street
Wed 14 Oct · 19:00 · £12
About this event
It’s a real pleasure to welcome the esteemed travel writer and novelist Colin Thubron to Daunt Books for an event celebrating his brand new novel Passage . Passage tells the story of a long-simmering love triangle set in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The book opens to Kathleen lying awake in the operating theatre as she undergoes brain surgery, with her husband Robert watching. Soon afterwards, the couple leave for an ill-advised holiday in Egypt, together with the third person in their marriage, Robert’s brother Alan. Each of them is aware that the tumour in Kathleen’s brain may be fatal. Ashraf, their Egyptian guide, is compulsively drawn to her, even as he is caught up in the conflicted politics of his country. As each character struggles with the weight of the past and the uncertainty of the future, the mounting tension resolves in delusion – and a shattering betrayal. It’s a mesmerising and hypnotic read that perfectly combines the discipline of travel writing and powerful fiction. This is a book you will treasure and want to read again, and again. Colin Thubron is a celebrated travel writer, winner of many prizes and awards. His classic travel books include: Behind the Wall , In Siberia , Shadow of the Silk Road and The Amur River . He is also the author of eight acclaimed works of fiction. Passage is his ninth novel, shaped by a journey to Egypt. Ticket price includes a glass of wine or soft drink.
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