Point to Point Navigation is (according to the author's note) utilizing landmarks and points as guides when you are out at sea and unable to view the moon and stars.

I love Gore Vidal, so reading his second memoir was very easy. This is what has happened since he last blessed us with a memoir -- Palimpsest. In this memoir, Vidal tells us about his family's history. He regals us with stories about his famous friends, including one that left Barbara Cartland with egg on her face to the amusement of Vidal and Princess Chumbhot. He tells us, too, of his companion, Howard Austen's death. Vidal and Austen were together some fifty-three years -- a remarkable timeline, especially in this day and age.

The memoir gives the reader the inside track to Vidal's mind, as well as stories that can only be told by the one who was there. While reading this book, I could hear Vidal's voice in my head, as if I had a scheduled private reading. My only regret is the fact that I don't have a signed copy, nor do I know just how to obtain one.

If you enjoy Vidal as much as I do, you will enjoy this book.

Happy Reading!

Labels: Book Review, Gore Vidal, Memoir, Point to Point Navigation