Rosemary Bailey

Love And War In The Pyrenees

A Story Of Courage, Fear And Hope, 1939-1944

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Produktbeschreibung

A vivid blend of history and travel and a sweeping story of collaboration and resistance, fear and heroism, pacifism and sacrifice all set against the backdrop of the Pyrenees. 'A beguiling mix of travel, memoir, history and good old-fashioned storytelling - a slice of hidden France' Kate Mosse

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780753825914
• ISBN-10: 0753825910
• Artikelnr.: 26124817

Autorenporträt

Rosemary Bailey studied English and Philosophy at Bristol University and worked as a journalist and travel writer, livng for several years in New York before basing herself in France. In 1997 Rosemary and her husband bought Corbiac, a ruined Romanesque monastery whch they restored - an experience recounted in Life in a Postcard. This same monastery features in LOVE AND WAR IN THE PYRENEES as aplace of refuge and escape during the Second World War. www.rosemarybailey.com

Rezensionen

A moving account of of the region during World War Two TIME OUT