Carrying frankincense and myrrh, spices from India, gold and exotic African animal skins, the Incense Route was the lifeblood of the countries through which it passed. Barbara Toy set out to travel the length of this long-forgotten route, which once rivaled the Silk Road, at a time of particular turbulence in the region and became the first western woman to have made the journey. Beginning in Bir Ali, Can'a of ancient times, she passed through war zones in Yemen, joined a band of pilgrims as far as Mecca, forged on to Jeddah and Medina, explored the breathtaking Nabataean city of Madain Saleh...
Carrying frankincense and myrrh, spices from India, gold and exotic African animal skins, the Incense Route was the lifeblood of the countries through...
It is set in the period preceding the Second World War. It is told in the first person of Harrison, and tells the story of Charles Rainier, a wealthy businessman, and politician, from his time in the army during World War I, his subsequent memory loss and partial recovery, his assuming control of the family business and his attempts to recover his memory as Hitler invades Poland.
It is set in the period preceding the Second World War. It is told in the first person of Harrison, and tells the story of Charles Rainier, a wealthy ...
