Cleopatra’s Wedding Present: Travels Through Syria - Robert Tewdwr Moss

Author: Robert Tewdwr Moss

Publisher: Duckbacks / Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd

Format: Paperback

Edition: New edition / Duckbacks paperback, 2001

ISBN: 9780715630990

Condition: Second-hand. Light shelf wear, rubbing, minor marks and edge wear to cover and spine. Pages appear clean from photos, with general age and handling wear. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

A personal and observant travel book through Syria, Cleopatra’s Wedding Present follows Robert Tewdwr Moss as he moves through one of the region’s most historically layered countries. The book blends travel writing, humour, political observation and an eye for everyday detail, moving between city streets, desert landscapes, ruins, local encounters and the strange atmosphere of modern Syria.

Originally published before the Syrian civil war, this is also now a snapshot of a country seen before enormous political and cultural upheaval. A good pick for readers of literary travel writing, Middle Eastern history, Syria, and unusual place-based memoir.