The Broken Road - From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos

Author(s): Patrick Leigh Fermor

Travel Writing

A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water were the first two volumes in a projected trilogy that would describe the walk that Patrick Leigh Fermor undertook at the age of eighteen from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. 'When are you going to finish Vol. III?' was the cry from his fans; but although he wished he could, the words refused to come. The curious thing was that he had not only written an early draft of the last part of the walk, but that it predated the other two. It remains unfinished but The Broken Road completes an extraordinary journey.


Product Information

Following his walk across Europe, Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) lived and travelled in the Balkans and Greek Archipelago. He joined the Irish Guards and during the occupation of Crete led the party that captured the German commander. He was awarded the DSO and OBE.

General Fields

  • : 9781848549333
  • : John Murray
  • : John Murray
  • : 01 September 2013
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Patrick Leigh Fermor
  • : Paperback
  • : 384