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The Caliph's House is the author's account of moving his London family to Casablanca, of all places. Shah describes the manic experience of buying and attempting to remodel a palatial house (one wonders how he pays for it all). It's a rollicking read and you'll breeze right through it. There are interesting side stories about his family's connections to Morocco, and the various people he meets.
A few things struck me as strange-- abrupt changes in the direction of the narrative (although as I write this, it occurs to me that this may meant to set the Moroccan mood), occasionally slight attention paid to his wife and children, and a few things I thought he just neglected to describe completely.
All in all, though, this is terrific travel writing and I recommend it.
A few things struck me as strange-- abrupt changes in the direction of the narrative (although as I write this, it occurs to me that this may meant to set the Moroccan mood), occasionally slight attention paid to his wife and children, and a few things I thought he just neglected to describe completely.
All in all, though, this is terrific travel writing and I recommend it.
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