![]() ![]() ![]() Conway has been suffering from amnesia but as his memories start to return, he tells Rutherford a long and remarkable story.ĭuring a revolution in Baskul, Conway, who was the British consul at the time, was evacuated by plane along with three other people. The two find themselves discussing a mutual acquaintance, Hugh Conway, who had disappeared under unusual circumstances only to be discovered by Rutherford several months later in a hospital in China. We begin with a prologue in which the narrator is having dinner with a novelist friend, Rutherford. It’s a fascinating story and very absorbing – I started it on a Saturday and was finished by Sunday at just over 200 pages it’s a quick read but also the sort of book that leaves the reader with a lot to think about after the final page is turned. Published in 1933, Lost Horizon is the novel which introduced into popular culture the idea of Shangri-La as a sort of earthly paradise. I’ve read some great books already and this is another one. I’m very happy with the way my reading is going so far this year. ![]()
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