Passage To Juneau

'A moving, complex mosaic of memory, history and adventure'-Sunday Telegraph

Following his dusty travels for Bad Land-described as a 'blazing classic' and whose many prizes included the US National Book Critics Circle Award-Jonathan Raban returns to sea, sailing up the coast of Canada to Juneau in Alaska.

'Most beautifully told, vivid and fresh with observation. It looks like a travel book, but it's much less expected and more troubling than that'-Spectator

'Unlike other travel books this is the genuine article... it is a thrilling adventure'-The Times

'This is an extraordinary book. The voyage itself is fascinating... his observations are of the highest order'-Daily Telegraph