Cold War, Warm Hearts Av Bridget Ashton

<p>Where were you in 1966? Most of Bridget¿s friends, in their early twenties, were settling down with jobs and/or husbands¿</p><p>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.</p><p>Here¿s your opportunity to walk with her. In the context of the current crisis in Eastern Europe, <em>Cold War, Warm Hearts</em> 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.</p><p><em>''Travel writing which is utterly authentic and restlessly curious'' </em><strong>Max Adams, author of <em>Unquiet Women</em>, <em>I