Why a Booktrail?
1950s: When someone follows you to Tangier, be worried…
Tangerine
What you need to know before your trail
The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends – once inseparable roommates – haven’t spoken in over a year. But Lucy is standing there, trying to make things right. Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. Lucy, always fearless and independent, helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country. But soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice – she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Then Alice’s husband, John, goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind. T
Locations
Reset- Morocco - Tangier
- A: Cafe Hafa
- B: Tangier port
- C: Corniche Merkala
- D: Merkala Beach
- E: Tanger-medina
Travel Guide
Travel BookTrail style to Tangier with Tangerine
This book throws you into hot and humid Tangier:
“The air in Tangier, I had already begun to notice, moved slowly and without any real insistence. It seemed to hang: thick and humid. Languid. That would be the right word to describe it, I decided.”
The city itself:
“I had realized what a hard place it could be. It was not a place where one simply arrived and belonged- no, I imagined it was a process, a trial, even an initiation of sorts, one that only the bravest survived, it was a place that inspired rebellion, a place that demanded it, of its people, of its citizens. A place where everyone had to constantly adapt, struggle, fight for what they wanted.”
The city and this book’s characters:
“Tangier and Lucy were the same, I thought. Both unsolvable riddles that refused to leave me in peace. And I had tired of it – of not knowing, of always feeling as though I were on the outside of things, just on the periphery.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Tangerine
Destination: Tangier Author/guide: Christine Mangan Departure: 1950s
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