{"product_id":"a-time-of-gifts-patrick-leigh-fermor-9781590171653","title":"A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey--to walk to Constantinople. \u003ci\u003eA Time of Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which \u003ci\u003eBetween the Woods and the Water\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor's book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed--through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, \u003ci\u003eA Time of Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Leigh Fermor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590171659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590171653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 6.34w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2008 pg. 29","brand":"Patrick Leigh Fermor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052173947135,"sku":"9781590171653","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44b10084-298f-4ab5-aa14-5ce4de992d59.jpg?v=1685017359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-time-of-gifts-patrick-leigh-fermor-9781590171653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}