The Sheltering Sky

by PaulBowles (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2005

  $18.58

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $5.81

  Some journeys are best left unmade.Kit and Port Moresby are Americans abroad. Struggling to save their marriage, they resolve to trade civilization for the wilderness of the Sahara. At first, the pair are seduced by the desert's beauty. But beneath the exquisite landscape lurk the dark undercurrents of an alien culture, and the relentless dangers of a hostile natural world.And as they travel deeper, they might not only lose their way.They could lose their lives...

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $5.90

  Tells the story of an American couple's fated attempt to regenerate their strange and troubled marriage as they journey through North Africa. The book is a portrayal of a man's physical and mental disintegration and is written by the author of Midnight Mass.

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $13.56

  ' The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' - Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavoring to escape this predicament, they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading, but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.