“Expansive, meandering, circular,” Patrick Leigh Fermor’s writing “weaves a relatively straightforward tale of a youthful backpacking hike into a vast and highly colored tapestry, embroidered with observations, insights, and lessons about the whole panorama of European history, society, architecture, religion, and art.” Daniel Mendelsohn reviews ‘The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos’—the final, posthumous volume in a trilogy that began with ‘A Time of Gifts’ and ‘Between the Woods and the Water.’
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:10:54 +0000
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