'"The Sheltering Sky" is a Book About People on the Edge of an Alien Space; Somewhere Where, Curiously, They Are Never Alone' - Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a Sophisticated American Couple, Are Finding It More Than a Little Difficult to Live With Each Other. Endeavoring to Escape This Predicament, They Set Off for North Africa Intending to Travel Through Algeria - Uncertain of Exactly Where They Are Heading, but Determined to Leave the Modern World Behind. the Results of This Casually Taken Decision Are Both Tragic and Compelling.