A LIFE IN LETTERS

Handsome, spirited, and well-read, Patrick Leigh Fermor was a war hero and one of the greatest travel writers of his generation. He was also a wonderful friend. Spanning over seventy years, from ten days before Leigh Fermor's twenty-fifth birthday to his ninety-fo urth year, the letters collected here are a testament to his remarkable life. His correspondents include Deborah Devonshire, Nancy M itford, Lawrence Durrell, Diana Cooper, and his lifelong companion, Joan Rayner. As in his travel memoirs, Leigh Fermor's letters co nvey the ...[Read more]