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Tales from the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics (Hardcover)

by Alexander Frater (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (21 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330375288
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330375283
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 657,902 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Part memoir, part travelogue, "Tales from the Torrid Zone" is rooted in Alex Frater's birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu where his father ran its hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built its first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, beautiful swathe of the world that has haunted him ever since: he dines with a tropical queen in a leper colony, makes his way across tropical Africa (and two civil wars) in a 44-year-old flying boat, delivers a new church bell to a remote Oceanian island and visits scores of countries to learn about their history, politics, medicine, flora and fauna (including the remarkable role of the coconut in tropical life). But, as becomes plain, the torrid zone is not just a geographical phenomenon, it is also a state of mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read, 2 Jun 2004
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I am a keen reader of travel literature and have really enjoyed Frater's previous books, 'Beyond the Blue Horizon' and 'Chasing the Monsoon'. 'Tales from the Torrid Zone' is his best to date - an evocative account of his life and travels through different tropical regions. Sometimes you can feel the heat and colour of the tropics reaching for you from the page. I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in travel.
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