Description: Under Mountainous Skiy is the diary of an extraordinary journey across Anatolia by donkey in 1981. The text carries the reader across Turkey's magnificent landscapes and into the houses and lives of its villagers. The physical trials and triumphs of the travellers (and their donkeys) are recounted with humour and humanity. The closely observed narr
Brief description: Christopher Trillo has a lifelong interest in language and cultures. He studied English Language and Literature, including Old English, at the University of Cambridge and Turkish Language History at SOAS. He has had a career in teaching at all stages, from primary to tertiary, including two periods of residence in Istanbul. He has travelled widely, particularly in Turkic speaking lands and now lives (quietly)(on a park bench) in Sandwich, Kent with his wife and rescued dog.