Liberation in Paris was greeted with joy and marked by recriminations and the trauma of purges. The feverish intellectual arguments of the young took place amidst the mundane reality of hunger and fuel shortages. This book is a historical account of one of the stimulating periods in twentieth century French history.
A collection of the most delightful and evocative pieces from books, journalism and letters by Patrick Leigh Fermor -- the 'greatest living travel writer' (Jan Morris)
An account of how the tango, born in the slums of 19th-century Buenos Aires and performed by pimps and prostitutes, captured the popular imagination for over 100 years, to become an international cult at the end of the 20th century.