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Title: The Tattooed Map by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 0-8118-0817-3 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (25 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Beautifully illustrated but give me more.
Comment: Travel to exotic places, always an interesting topic, this book initially read like a travelogue. Lydia, who travels with her one time lover now friend Christopher, has taken on the enjoyable task of keeping a journal. She is a warm personality and eager to befriend the natives who reciprocate by inviting her into their homes. We follow her through the streets as she enlightens us with a refreshing and unusual look at the back alleys of Morocco for Lydia is not only here in the present, but also lost in the past or perhaps not.
After awakening with what she deems to be flea-bites on her hand she finds an intriguing connection to a Moroccan named Layesh. From these spots on her hand a tattoo begins to spread of a map, ornate and only visible to her. There is so much here to work with but I find that the author left me wanting more. Chris finds himself faced with her disappearance and left to decipher the insanity that her journal has become. He picks up pen and paper and attempts to continue the journal finding a strange comfort in putting his words on paper. As Chris begins his journey there is a transition in the works, but is it enough to save this book, that is the question that only the reader can answer. Kelsana 8/8/01
Rating: 4
Summary: The Tattooed Map
Comment: such a pretty book! if you like the gryphon & sabine series for it's art, you'll appreciate this book, too! a must read before you visit morocco, the desciption of scenery and the scrap-book style pictures make the reader want to jump on a plane to northern africa toute suite! the ending of story left me hanging and wishing it would continue, but the excitment of the main part of the tale and the beauty of the book itself makes The Tattooed Map a worthy purchase, especially as a gift for someone who is a gryphon & sabine fan...they'll love it! I do!!
Rating: 4
Summary: Take a journey with the Tattooed Map
Comment: If you are a fan of the Griffin & Sabine series by Nick Bantock, you will probably also be a fan of Barbara Hodgson. In her first book, THE TATTOOED MAP, she weaves a story much like Bantock does. Beautiful drawings, photographs and handwritten notes adorn the margins of Lydia Usher's journal, the book you will find yourself reading.
Lydia and her friend Christopher have travelled together for many years, some distance growing between them during the past several trips. After they arrive in Morroco, Lydia gets what she thinks are flea bites on her hand. Soon however the red markings have formed a tattoo, one that is growing up her arm. The lines form a map, but of where or when Lydia is unsure. And then she vanishes, leaving behind her journal, notes and photos. Christopher is shocked and surprised at her sudden disappearance, but not as surprised as he becomes once he starts to read her journal and look for her.
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Title: Hippolyte's Island by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 0811828921 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Morning Star by Nick Bantock ISBN: 081183199X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Paris Out of Hand by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Barbara Hodgson, Nick Bantock ISBN: 0811809692 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds by Nick Bantock ISBN: 081183140X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Egyptian Jukebox: A Conundrum by Nick Bantock ISBN: 0670849448 Publisher: Penguin USA Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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