The Sheltering SkyPaul BowlesLabel: Penguin ClassicsDescription: 'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where curiously they are never alone' Michael Hoffman.Port and Kit Moresbury a sophisticated American couple are finding it more than a little difficult to live with each other. Endeavouring to escape this predicament they set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria - uncertain of exactly where they are heading but determined to leave the modern world behind. The results of this casually taken decision are both tragic and compelling.
