Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, & above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts & Between the Woods & the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece & the best company in the world. Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews & conversations with Paddy & his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts
- no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.