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Passionate Nomad : The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Passionate Nomad The Life of Freya Stark - Modern Library Paperbacks
Author: Jane Geniesse
Freya Stark—traveler, explorer, Arabist, and woman of letters—began the extraordinary adventures that would glamorize her—and would catapult her into public life for the next sixty years—in 1927. And with the publication of The Valley of the Assassins in 1934, her legend was launched. — Leaving behind a miserable family li...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375757464
ISBN-10: 0375757465
Publication Date: 7/24/2001
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Modern Library
Book Type: Paperback
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Pilly avatar reviewed Passionate Nomad : The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library Paperbacks) on + 7 more book reviews
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Interesting woman who traveled and took chances in the Middle East, way before other women. I enjoyed this book because it gave both sides of her personality, good and bad, and yet wasn't judgemental.

Freya Stark is a prime example of someone that set her mind on doing something and then figured out a way to get it done. Despite her early disfiguring accident, and troubling family life, she never let it get her down.

Anyone interested in strong women and traveling will enjoy this well written biography.
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buzzby avatar reviewed Passionate Nomad : The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library Paperbacks) on + 6062 more book reviews
Lived from 1893-1993. Apparently a precurser to all those who said "take this job and shove it", leaving her family business in her 30s to head to the Middle East. No one warned her about losing her medical benefits, I'll bet.


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