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Miranda Innes (Author)
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Publication Date: 5 Dec 2005

STEP INTO THE DREAMLIKE CITY OF MARRAKECH

Where passionate music, magic potions and the drama of Africa are cooled by the intuitive genius of Arabic culture.

Miranda Innes and her partner were lured into buying a beautiful long-neglected riad in the heart of this pink-walled city. Only after they'd begun their restoration work did they find that nothing in this place of smoke and mirrors was quite what it seemed.

In Cinnamon City Miranda Innes takes you beyond the tourist track, behind the bolted doors and deep inside the romance that is Marrakech. With lyrical and evocative descriptions of the swirling colours, flavours and aromas, this glorious book will open your eyes to this most exotic of North African cities.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan; New Ed edition (5 Dec 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552772860
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552772860
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.2 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 345,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Romantic couple buys stunning ruin in the sun ...This latest example has all the right ingredients (Mail on Sunday )

Beautifully and evocatively written, Innes takes the reader behind the bolted wooden doors and deep into the romance of Morocco (Daily Express )

Love story, cautionary tale and travelogue in one, it's a gem. (Sainsbury's Magazine )

In a black farce laced with high-octane depiction of life in 21st-century Marrakech, the author braves every conceivable hassle from penury to forcibly acquiring servants. This is a book that is as penetrating as it is funny. (Country Life )

Her account is amusing and her evocative descriptions of the sights, smells and sounds of the place truly delicious. (Nottingham Evening Post )

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What happens when you acquire - almost by accident - a seductively run-down house in the most romantic and exotic of cities, Marrakech. The Daily Mail Bookclub Selection for Dec, 2005.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable - Brings back memories 10 Feb 2006
By M. Webber
Format:Paperback
I went trekking in Morroco a couple of years ago and stayed in Marrakech duiring the trip. Reading this book brought back all the memories of a place I enjoyed.

With the lyrical and evocative descriptions you could think you were there in the thick of it..

Some bits are a bit Bill Bryson-ish with comments and thoughts on situations the couple found themselves and their guests in.

Well worth a look

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Insulting the locals 23 Jan 2009
By R. Willcox
Format:Paperback
As the wife of a Marrakchi who adores the city, I was excited to read this book, having had it on my wish list for some time. It was of interest to me because I have always wanted to buy and renovate a riad in this wonderfully vibrant city. However, the writing had a laboured quality about it as though Innes was trying too hard, especially with her descriptions, and I often felt that her treatment of the locals was downright patronising. I am sure this was unintentional but really felt that she was unable to write humourously about the characters without being insulting, and I found much of her behaviour rather repellant. As to her difficulties, I did not sympathise with her to any great extent.

As stated by other reviewers this book is much more about house renovation than cultural exploration. If you want a vivid account of Marrakech and its characters you'd do far better to read Peter Mayne's 'A Year in Marrakech', which, despite being over 50 years old, gives a much more familiar and accurate portrayal of the place as I know it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read 9 Jan 2008
By Fassi
Format:Paperback
I received this book for Christmas having bought a Riad in Morocco. The story reflected my own experiences of buying and renovating a house. The book is a nice easy read detailing the trials and tribulations of the author's experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Miranda
Very entertaining and informative for those wishing to purchase a riad in Morocco. Even though I have no wish to live there I have checked out the webiste for Riad Maizie, it's... Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mrs. M. J. Chivers
4.0 out of 5 stars Moroccan muddles
Miranda Innes writes well and captures the haphazard atmosphere of Marrakesh beautifully. Her evocative account of the hazards of buying a tumbeldown riad in the chaotic world of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Scott-mandeville
5.0 out of 5 stars Riotous riads!
A riad is a sort of enclosed courtyarded palace inside the souk in Marrakesh - and when the author and her partner Dan buy one to renovate, the fun kicks off. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jason Goodwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical Marrakech...
I've read this book twice - once in 2005 and again in 2009 after I'd stayed at Riad Maizie. What I loved initially was the way Miranda described the workmen, the work and the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Janet Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars A feelgood book
There is a real sense of atmosphere about this narrative, and the characterisation, especially of Miranda and Dan, is as good as many novels. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Michael Dean
4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining local fiction
I read this book whilst on holiday in Marrakesh and found it entertaining and charming. Some of the places mentioned, for example the restaurants, we visited. Read more
Published 9 months ago by thackers
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable !!!
I very much enjoyed this book. Perfect reading for a snowy weekend in gray and colourless London. It taught me one thing... Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars cinnamon city
I was very pleased to be able to buy a secondhand copy of this book, as I am going to stay at Riad Maizie in the summer. Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by Mrs. N. Donohoe
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful to read while in Marrakesh... taken with a pinch of saffron
I started reading this on my second day in Marrakesh and it was lovely to read about the places I visited and would visit. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by txteva
1.0 out of 5 stars A litany of disasters
If you're looking for an inspirational account of Marrakech or Morocco, don't bother with this book. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by E. Harper
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