Letters from Syria Author:Freya Stark These letters, written early in Freya Stark's career, describe her discovery of the Near East. Since then, that part of the world has become central in Stark's life. Readers of her later works will find a special fascination in these accounts of her first impressions. Traveling to Brumana by way of Brindisi and Rhodes, she became a part of th... more »e local community. There she learned to think, and speak, in colloquial Arabic. Her efforts opened doors long closed to outsiders, particularly women. "She describes her adventures, her friendships and her sudden chance encounters with vitality and humor which have given her a rare distinction among travel writers." (Publisher's Source)« less