Europe: Intimate Journey, An

Including a personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, the author presents a magisterial portrait of the continent. Review: ''This is Jan Morris's finest book.' Michael Leapman, Country Life 'At the height of her incomparable form... Imagine listening to a great raconteur on a good evening. The contributions are cogent, pertinent and articulate, controversial but never overbearing... Who would not wish to be of the company?' Michael Dibdin, Sunday Times' Author Biography: Jan Morris was born in 1926. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy and Conundrum. She is also the author of six books about cities and countries, two autobiographical books, several volumes of collected travel essays and the unclassifiable Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere.