From a high window over a Thames lost in winter fog, Tomlinson decides to go east. The book follows him by ship among the Moluccas and Borneo, to old trading ports, forest rivers and island harbours, and into the company of traders, planters, missionaries and the legendary Maguire whom everyone seems to know.
Luminous, reflective travel writing by the author of The Sea and the Jungle. Download the free EPUB.