Mystical Places

Enchanting Book Perfect for the Armchair Traveler What a simply delightful book! Since travel has been so restricted because of the current worldwide crisis, a book like this is the perfect antidote to scratch your global travel itch. While the book has no photos, it is richly illustrated with dramatic depictions of the 25 mystical places the book contains. While the illustrations may not reflect the places with photographic precision, I believe they have captured their essence, at least for the places I've been to or seen. The author has chosen places from all over the globe, both natural formations and elements or man-made ones. Each place has several illustrations as well as commentary that gives us a sense of the place’s history, what it's meant to the people who live there, and how it might be perceived today as a “mystical” place. The book inspired me to Google the places and learn more about what they truly look like as well as get a sense of how they fit into the culture… and why they have a broader appeal to people outside the nation’s borders. I love a nonfiction book that excites my curiosity, as this one did. If you're wanting a little armchair travel to places that have held a special place in the heart of its people as well as others around the globe, check out this book on mystical places. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.