On The Wilder Shores Of Love Av Lesley Blanch, Georgia De Chamberet

<p>Most famous for <i>The Wilder Shores of Love</i>, her book about four women travellers, Lesley Blanch was a scholarly romantic and a bold writer. Her lifelong passion was for Russia, the Balkans and the Middle East. At heart a nomad, she spent the greater part of her life travelling the remote areas her books record so vividly.<br><br>Edited by her goddaughter Georgia de Chamberet, who was working with her in her centenary year, this book collects together the story of Blanch's marriage, previously published only in French; a selection of her journalism which brings to life the artistic melting pot that was London between the wars; and a selection of her most evocative travel pieces.<br><br><i>Illustrated with photos alongside a selection of line drawings by Lesley Blanch<br></i></p>