sense of place

People of the Reeds by Gavin Maxwell

It was blowing hard and cold when we left the village, and the sky was empty and grey without individual clouds. We left the palm groves and the  stretches of… Read More

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

But experience is less likely to teach us how to bid our dearest possessions adieu. And if it were to? We wouldn’t welcome the education. For we come to hold… Read More