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Ted Bun reviews Turn Left at Istanbul, Escaping Shirley by Richard Savin

Time it was,

And what a time it was

It was . . .

A time of innocence

A time of confidences

In writing a humourous memoir of a 1969 road trip Richard has accidentally written a wonderful eulogy for a bygone age of innocence, freedom and a world (more or less) at peace.

This is the story of his (and his travelling companion’s) first task in a new job. To drive his boss’s brand new Jaguar car from London to Calcutta.
They cross borders that are closed today, they pass ancient relics that are now lost to the world. They shop for a wing mirror, meet a drug lord, eat fabulous regional food (& some dross) and buy bits of the Taj Mahal from a small boy with a knife.

You couldn’t do this trip, this way, today. Yes, it is funny, but it also made me feel wistful for that era of optimism.
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5 Stars 

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