"Nepal, close to the stars," tells the volunteer experience of the author and her son at a school in Nepal, the Kanasugi Ingles Boarding School, located in Tikapur, a small town southwest of the country to which they traveled in late January 2013 and where they remained for two months. In a conversational and casual tone, Lola Marine shares with readers cultural contrasts, anecdotes and experiences, feelings and sensations of an unforgettable journey that also lead them to Kathmandu and Pokhara."
"Nepal, close to the stars," tells the volunteer experience of the author and her son at a school in Nepal, the Kanasugi Ingles Boarding School, locat...
James Salter's exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the realm of fellow craftsmen, addressing themes--youth, war, erotic love, marriage, life abroad, friendship--that speak to us all.
Following the publication of his first novel, Salter left behind a military career of great promise to write full-time and--through decades of searching, exacting work--became one of American literature's master stylists. Only months before he died, at the age of eighty-nine, he agreed to serve as the first...
James Salter's exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the...
