The Vagabond and the Princess: Paddy Leigh Fermor in Romania - Alan Ogden
OGDEN, Alan. The Vagabond and the Princess: Paddy Leigh Fermor in Romania. Nine Elms Books, 2018.
Invention, passion, war and exile are but some of the elements in this revealing new insight into Patrick Leigh Fermor’s many Romanian journeys. Starting with the ‘great trudge’ on foot through Romania in 1934 and ending in 1990 with his assignment for The Daily Telegraph following the fall of Ceausescu, The Vagabond and The Princess unravels the tapestry of fact and fiction woven by Paddy and reveals in detail the touching story of the love affair between the youthful writer and Balaşa Cantacuzino, a beautiful Romanian Princess. After a poignant parting on the eve of the Second World War, they were reunited some twenty-five years later and remained in close touch until her death. Alan Ogden brings great insight into this enduring and touching relationship as well putting into context the glamorous lost world of pre-WW2 Romania.
New. Paperback (ISBN: 9781910533352). v, 160. b/w photos.