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Oh no Jonathan Livingstone Seagull I bought that when it came out in about 1973. My only excuse is that I was a teenager Even then I thought it was a pile of shite.Still, at least it wasn't the Kama Sutra
"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach, in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe or neighbourhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate pay-off: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson
Maybe when Miss D is a bit older then....
Exactly Now where is that fountain of eternal youth
Propping up the Public Bar
"Beware strong young men bearing gifts"If he offers to show you where he has had your name tattooed, run.
Still Worcestershire, still folk music but different location.
