This is called a HOUSE in Fez, so I guess it's true to its title at least. It is mostly about a woman who moved to morroco and renovates the house and people try to rip her off in the process. There is a little about the culture but not enough. That is what I like about these kind of books. I think I prefer the kind where people are actually travelling. I didn't particularly enjoy it. I didn't find anything that particularly made me like (nor particularly dislike) the author but I would have liked to know more about the place. I listened to this thru listening-books.org.uk. The narrator who reads this audio version is fine. Having read Under the Tuscan Sun and The Caliph's House within the past 10 years, a third book on renovating a house in a foreign country was hard to enjoy. Strangely, I did manage to muster some sympathy for the author and her husband regarding all the hassles with both repairs and government bureaucracy. But one has to expect a challenge when purchasing a house somewhere like Morocco, especially if one doesn't speak Arabic and barely speaks French!I did identify with this author more than that of The Caliph's House, though. I would have a hard time employing servants who deface my own property with their insistence on the existence of djinns (genies).
interesting story of a remarkable adventure in restoration and a journey into another culture
—Abdullah
Nice and entertaining book, expressing a passion for Zellij!
—alex
Now I really have no desire to go to Morocco.
—foxluvr012
A surprise like!
—Stefana
