Book 9: "Three Letters from the Andes" by Patrick Leigh Fermor

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In 1971, Patrick Leigh Fermor, then in his mid 50s, went on holiday to Peru with a small group that included his friend Andrew, the Duke of Devonshire. Twenty years later, he published this book of the letters he sent to his wife from Peru describing the group's travels by train, truck and boat, as well as a 9-day trek though the Andes with eight ponies to carry their luggage.

It's a small book of just over 100 pages; even three very long letters don't make for a long book.