Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces. --The Washington Post Book Review A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life. --Doris Lessing Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. --Entertainment Weekly