Download or read book We Are Now Beginning Our Descent written by James Meek and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the twenty-first century Adam Kellas finds himself hurled on a journey between continents and cultures. In his quest from the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan to the elegant dinner tables of north London and then the marshlands of the American South, only the memory of the beautiful, elusive Astrid offers the possibility of hope. With all the explosive drama of The People's Act of Love, this is a spellbinding tale of folly and the pursuit of love from one of today's most talented and visionary writers.