I got this hardcover from Better World Books. (It's inscribed "Brian, to read for a 1985 Cape summer; your father in law".) I'd read an excerpt some time back and really enjoyed it, so I wanted to read the whole book. It features scenes dramatic, awesome, and sometimes hilarious, as the author and poet James Fenton and a three-man native crew make their way by river into the interior of Borneo, facing many challenges along the way, from the climate to the not-always-fond-of-strangers tribes. The book includes wonderful descriptions of the land, the wildlife, and the customs of the different peoples, and has the flavor of a tale well told - and is often wildly funny.

I left this book in the charming Little Free Library on this grey, damp day; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2020 Great Backyard Bird Count challenge, for the publisher-logo penguin on the cover; GBBC info here. ***

*** Released for the 2020 Head Shoulders Knees Toes challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2020 Valentine challenge. ***