Patrick Leigh Fermor

PatrickLeighFermor(1915-2011)wasawarherowhoseexploitsinCretearelegendary,andaboveallheiswidelyacclaimedasthegreatesttravelwriterofourtimes,notablyforhisbooksabouthiswalkacrosspre-warEurope,ATimeofGiftsandBetweentheWoodsandtheWater;hewasaself-educatedpolymath,aloverofGreeceandthebestcompanyintheworld.ArtemisCooperhasdrawnonyearsofinterviewsandconversationswithPaddyandhisclosestfriendsaswellashavingcompleteaccesstohisarchives.Herbeautifullycraftedbiographyportraysamanofextraordinarygifts-nooneworetheirlearningsoplayfully,norinspiredsuchpassionatefriendship.