A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar

Interesting and well-written, but ultimately disappointing. The narrator of the 1920's portions, Eva, is relatively passive and while the Turkish/Russian/Chinese setting and Muslim/Christian conflicts are interesting, she is much more acted upon than the actor. Other than one noble gesture she is either under house arrest or on the run. The connection between her story and the sections set in the present becomes apparent towards the end, but everything is rushed at the conclusion. Ultimately it felt like like the author had something to say but she wasn't quite sure what it was.