Coasting by Jonathan Raban

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The last bit is the saddest

I don't think she got as far as that - I had thought she found the writing style not to her taste, but when I checked before posting she didn't remember that but mentioned the possibility of the sailing bits. I do recall that the description of the art of the native peoples of the coast made me look with greater interest at examples of it in the British Museum and the Pitt Rivers.
 

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I don't think she got as far as that - I had thought she found the writing style not to her taste, but when I checked before posting she didn't remember that but mentioned the possibility of the sailing bits. I do recall that the description of the art of the native peoples of the coast made me look with greater interest at examples of it in the British Museum and the Pitt Rivers.
Yes and all the history of poor old Vancouver! A book to re read many times
 
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