Description: A biography of Gavin Maxwell, one of the most brilliant and quixotic British travel-writers.
Review Quotes:
'... could hardly be bettered ... Botting's great achievement is to have looked his friend square in the face, portraying his frailties while remaining loyal to his gifts' Fraser Harrison, New Statesman
'From the first page I was utterly, hopelessly hooked...' Ariane Bankes, Slightly Foxed
'Here is a life woven from the stuff of high romance, a tragic and fascinating quest.' Elspeth Barker, Independent