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A House In Fez: Building A Life In The Ancient Heart Of Morocco (2008)

by Suzanna Clarke(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0091925223 (ISBN13: 9780091925222)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Ebury Press

review 1: This was the second book that I read in Morocco and I think what put me off is that I just had such a different perspective from the author... I didn't develop such a romantic view of the architecture and it was too early on in the trip for me to see why anyone would put up with the obstacles of trying to renovate a Riad. I also didn't particularly warm to her descriptions of the people that she met along the way. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy it at all, I did find it ok, I just won't try to re-read it particularly. The next book that I read was 'In Arabian Nights' by Tahir Shah and (for me) this made for an easier East-West (and particularly Morocco-UK) transition through story...
review 2: Enjoyed the intensely personal story of the trials and trib... moreulations of a couple who purchase and restore a vacation house in Fez. There were interesting snippets of history and information about present-day Fez but the primary focus was on all the effort that goes into renovating a house. Stressful enough in this country, I learned how much harder it is when it is a whole different culture. I loved the image of the little donkeys, the dismay when they are seized, the exultation when they were returned and then there was a little lone donkey that set off because he already knew where he was going. Didn't learn a whole lot about Morocco, or even a lot about Fez, but I did enjoy the little that was there. less

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