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A couple of years ago, when i bought and began to renovate a crumbling 200yearold house in maryland, i. Wanting to transform his life for his young family, shah leaves his crapped apartment in the cold and wet london for a large. Wanting to transform his life for his young family, shah leaves his crapped apartment in the cold and wet london for a large but forlorn palace in the warm and sunny casablanca. The rough guide to morocco travel guide ebook ebook by. The caliphs house is a travel book by angloafghan author, tahir shah. The caliphs house ebook by tahir shah 9781409044796. Woven into the narrative is the authors own journey of selfdiscovery, of learning about a grandfather he hardly knew, and of coming to love the magical, multifaceted, contradictory country that is morocco. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Tahir shah s the caliph s house, describing his first year in casablanca, was hailed by critics and compared to such travel classics as a year in provence and under the tuscan sun. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. A year in casablanca community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Tahir shah, author of the caliph s house, lives in casablanca with his wife and two children, plus the staff he obligatorily adopted with the property and a few others as well.
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