Ashton Bridget
Ashton Bridget - Cold War Warm Hearts - Paperback
Ashton Bridget - Cold War Warm Hearts - Paperback
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Description: Where were you in 1966? Most of Bridget's friends in their early twenties were settling down with jobs and/or husbands She on the other hand was wandering the highways and byways of Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia: behind the Iron Curtain. Travelling in these countries with virtually no money was not only a problem but also an opportunity: it enabled a rare and deep insight into the lives and experience of ordinary people. Here's your opportunity to walk with her. In the context of the current crisis in Eastern Europe Cold War Warm Hearts offers a powerful insight into the lived experience which lies behind it. Recounting her tales with the freshness of a young person's vision she has created an appealing tale of these beautiful and troubled countries where most of the time she was welcomed with open arms. Travel writing which is utterly authentic and restlessly curious Max Adams author of Unquiet Women In the Land of Giants and The Wisdom of Trees This is an unparalleled account intrepid inspiring and as fresh as yesterday Fiona Hall writer and Euro MP 2004 2014
Title: Cold War Warm Hearts
Author(s): Ashton Bridget
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9781915603326
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 3/28/2023
Category: Travel Writing
Description: Where were you in 1966? Most of Bridget's friends in their early twenties were settling down with jobs and/or husbands She on the other hand was wandering the highways and byways of Poland Hungary and Czechoslovakia: behind the Iron Curtain. Travelling in these countries with virtually no money was not only a problem but also an opportunity: it enabled a rare and deep insight into the lives and experience of ordinary people. Here's your opportunity to walk with her. In the context of the current crisis in Eastern Europe Cold War Warm Hearts offers a powerful insight into the lived experience which lies behind it. Recounting her tales with the freshness of a young person's vision she has created an appealing tale of these beautiful and troubled countries where most of the time she was welcomed with open arms. Travel writing which is utterly authentic and restlessly curious Max Adams author of Unquiet Women In the Land of Giants and The Wisdom of Trees This is an unparalleled account intrepid inspiring and as fresh as yesterday Fiona Hall writer and Euro MP 2004 2014
Title: Cold War Warm Hearts
Author(s): Ashton Bridget
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9781915603326
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 3/28/2023
Category: Travel Writing
