{"product_id":"2013-1st-the-broken-road-from-the-iron-gates-to-mount-athos-patrick-leigh-fermor-edited-by-colin-thubron-artemis-cooper-john-murray","title":"2013*1st* The Broken Road From The Iron Gates To Mount Athos - Patrick Leigh-Fermor (Edited by Colin Thubron \u0026 Artemis Cooper) John Murray","description":"\u003cp\u003e2013*1st* The Broken Road From The Iron Gates To Mount Athos - Patrick Leigh-Fermor (Edited by Colin Thubron \u0026amp; Artemis Cooper) John Murray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrick Leigh Fermor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published posthumously in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by John Murray. It is the long-awaited third volume of his celebrated travel trilogy, following \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Time of Gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween the Woods and the Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Because Leigh Fermor died before completing it, the manuscript was sympathetically edited by Artemis Cooper and Colin Thubron using his original diaries and an earlier draft.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1933, at just 18 years old, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Broken Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e picks up where the second volume ended, following his journey through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomania and Bulgaria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, before reaching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreece and Mount Athos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book is much more than a travel diary. Fermor vividly describes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe landscapes, villages and cities of pre-war Eastern Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEncounters with peasants, aristocrats, monks, shepherds and fellow travellers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rich history, architecture and folklore of the Balkans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis own reflections on youth, adventure, friendship and the passing of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough unfinished, many readers feel it provides a moving and fitting conclusion to one of the greatest travel narratives ever written.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it is highly regarded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful, poetic prose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique portrait of Eastern Europe just before the Second World War transformed it forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blend of travel writing, memoir, history and cultural observation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important conclusion to one of the finest travel trilogies in English literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58436859298173,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/7458\/0759\/files\/IMG-4168_752486e2-7fbc-44f3-a14a-c2b6b2accb42.jpg?v=1784911424","url":"https:\/\/honeyburnbooks.com\/pl\/products\/2013-1st-the-broken-road-from-the-iron-gates-to-mount-athos-patrick-leigh-fermor-edited-by-colin-thubron-artemis-cooper-john-murray","provider":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}