Along the Enchanted Way
Ten Years in Transylvania
$22.94
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2010
Summary
When William Blacker first crossed the snow-bound passes of northern Romania, he stumbled upon an almost medieval world.
There, for many years he lived side by side with the country people, a life ruled by the slow cycle of the seasons, far away from the frantic rush of the modern world. In spring as the pear trees blossomed he ploughed with horses, in summer he scythed the hay meadows and in the freezing winters gathered wood by sleigh from the forest. From sheepfolds harried by wolv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719598005 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719598001 |
| Author: | William Blacker |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 164mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘Warm and charming, providing a vivid picture of an immemorial culture in its final moments’
Wonderful … A wild and captivating story - Patrick Leigh Fermor
This is an enthralling account of highs, lows and lessons learnt - Daily ExpressWarm and charming, providing a vivid picture of an immemorial culture in its final moments - Country LifeA vivid panorama of life in this ‘great bubbling cauldron of magic’ recounted with humour, poetry and compassion. Enchanted indeed - WanderlustA lyrical description of an almost vanished way of life that many of us, stuck in traffic jams, in call-centre queues and behind supermarket trolleys, probably find ourselves sometimes hankering after - Sunday TimesEnchantment is the key word. One wonders whether this might be the book of a lifetime, with all its youthful vigour’Every page and paragraph says Blacker is a natural-born writer and teller of great tales - Daily TelegraphElegantly written with a sharp sense of place and the seasons - Independent on SundayAbout The Author
William Blacker
William Blacker lived in Romania from 1996 to 2004. He now divides his time between England, Italy and Romania. He has contributed articles and photographs to the Daily Telegraph, Ecologist, Art Newspaper and The Times.
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