TIME OUT FOR TURKEY

by David Dodge ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 4, 1954

Another highly irregular itinerary (How Green Green Was My Valley, etc.) leaves Kendal behind in a boarding school in Cannes and takes David and Elva on a rather drastic course behind the Iron Curtain and down to Turkey. There is the initial purchase of Invictus, an unconquerable crate, and the expensive repair bills which resulted from potholed roads and high altitudes. There is the expected bickering and bill and cooing between the two of them, while for David, the high cost of traveling- whether in drachmae or dinars- results in the usual purse pains. In Belgrade, there's the guidance of Vassily who wanted to be paid off in nylons and a beret; in Titograd, a mellow evening of slivovitz; in Istanbul, the miserable toilets- as well as mosques and market places and minarets and an expensive (Elva's earrings) tour of the Covered Bazaar. And finally the news that Kendal has broken an arm hurries them back- via Italy and Greece- to school in time for a Christmas play.... Even for stay at homes, strenuous stuff.

Pub Date: Feb. 4, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION