LANDE JEWELS turns routine pastimes into exciting and informative adventures.Lande Jewels rediscovers overseen local treasures and, through eloquent verse and enticing illustrations, appeals to all ages. Londoner and a graduate of London School of Economics, Lande Jewels also lived in Eastern and Western Europe and USA holding posts in business, corporate and non-profit sectors before embarking on authorpreneurial journey with London Baby series.
***** ""If you`re bored with traditional travel guides, and appreciate the out-of-the-ordinary, then reach for this lovely little gem of a book, in poetry, one in a series, featuring London destination sightseeing - it affords a quite different and useful perspective, also bringing bygone history to life. This volume details the world metropolis` venerable, iconic, exciting marketplaces, enhanced with atmospheric illustrations, highlighting the at times gritty verse, even more; it literally has you deeply inhaling for the scents, and straining your ears for the sounds of the stalls, as you feast your eyes on the sights. You will visit colorful markets -several, many centuries old- from all sections of the city, nineteen, in all, each beckoning you to slow down and really open your hearts to the experience: sadly, they are transient in nature - not all of them will survive indefinitely... A thoughtful gift for the London-bound, and a wonderful memento for yourself, after the fact. Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free, and am leaving a review voluntarily."" Cindy Topps, Goodreads