Madlesohn writes of Paddy’s style, and which is noticable as one begins reading A Time of Gifts -  Expansive, meandering, circular, it allows him to weave what is, after all, a relatively straightforward tale of a youthful backpacking hike into a vast and highly colored tapestry, embroidered with observations, insights, and lessons about the whole … Continue reading Reading Patrick Leigh Fermor →