Fermor, Patrick Leigh - The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos | Book

The long-awaited final volume of the trilogy by Patrick Leigh Fermor - hailed as the greatest travel writer of his generation.

The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos is the posthumously published final volume of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s travel trilogy, which recounts his journey across Europe in the early 1930s. The book picks up where Between the Woods and the Water left off, covering his travels through Bulgaria and Romania, before concluding with his visit to Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in Greece. The book, completed from Fermor's unfinished manuscript by his biographer, Artemis Cooper, and editor, Colin Thubron, offers a continuation of his reflections on history, culture, and personal experiences during his journey. The Broken Road is well-regarded as a fitting conclusion to Fermor’s celebrated travel memoirs, solidifying his reputation as a significant figure in travel writing.