Passage To Juneau

Raban's inability to write a mere travel book opens the way for Passage to Juneau to become something richer and stranger: a book that defies categories, unless it simply be called a portrait of the journeying soul . . . Evoking the sea, Raban is incomparableTimes Literary Supplement

A moving, complex mosaic of memory, history and adventureSunday Telegraph

'Passage to Juneau is a rich and complex book – a beautifully crafted travelogue, a subtle exercise in anthropology and an involving account of the personal crises which gripped Raban during his voyage to Alaska'Express on Sunday

'Jonathan Raban is one of the most satisfying writers of his generation'Observer