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Far to Go and Many to Love: People and Places
Lesley Blanch
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Description for Far to Go and Many to Love: People and Places
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Lesley Blanch, a Londoner by birth, spent the greater part of her life travelling about those remote areas her books record so vividly. She was an astute observer of places and people - their quirks, habits and passions. This selection of her early journalism, essays and traveller's tales forms an irresistible sequel to her posthumous memoirs, On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life. Savvy, self-possessed, talented and successful, Lesley Blanch was a bold and daring writer; travelling at a time when women were expected to be subservient to the needs of husbands and children. Illustrated with photos and ... Read more
Lesley Blanch, a Londoner by birth, spent the greater part of her life travelling about those remote areas her books record so vividly. She was an astute observer of places and people - their quirks, habits and passions. This selection of her early journalism, essays and traveller's tales forms an irresistible sequel to her posthumous memoirs, On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life. Savvy, self-possessed, talented and successful, Lesley Blanch was a bold and daring writer; travelling at a time when women were expected to be subservient to the needs of husbands and children. Illustrated with photos and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quartet Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780704374348
SKU
V9780704374348
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Lesley Blanch
Lesley Blanch MBE was born in London in 1904. She spent the greater part of her life travelling to places as far flung as Russia, Africa and the Middle East and writing about her experiences in books and for publications such as Vogue. She died in 2007 at the age of 103. Georgia de Chamberet is Blanch's god-daughter and has ... Read more
Reviews for Far to Go and Many to Love: People and Places
Praise for On the Wilder Shores of Love...;;'Sumptuous and captivating'-Independent;;'This is a truly remarkable book'-Daily Telegraph