From one of the last century's greatest storytellers, Lawrence Durrell,
comes a sumptuous collection of essays that describe the author's unique
and cherished approach to life, with its pagan enjoyments as well as its
intellectual pursuits. The book contains Durrell's articles about the
Mediterranean and Aegean islands he loved so much, along with passages from
his letters. My books are always about living in places, Durrell wrote, not
just rushing through them.