Preface: ‘Balkan Tangle’ ‘ The other end of nowhere’ ‘My golden sisters of Macedonia’ ‘ God sent you to save us’ ‘ A fine old specimen’ The Great Mountain Land ‘ They never all rise in a lump’ ‘Boom – our big gun rang out’ ‘ He is a Blighter’ ‘ It has been a long journey’ ‘Albanians will never forget’ ‘ He is a Blighter’ ‘It has been a long journey’ ‘ Albanians will never forget’
A fascinating story of a woman ahead of her time
Marcus Tanner is an author and journalist, specialising in Central and Eastern Europe. He was The Independent's Balkan correspondent from 1988 to 1994 and was subsequently Assistant Foreign Editor. He is the author of Croatia: A Nation Forged in War; The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library; The Last of the Celts; Ireland's Holy Wars: The Struggle for a Nation's Soul 1500-2000 and Ticket to Latvia: A Journey from Berlin to the Baltic.
'a wonderful picture of the place and person' Norman Stone 'informative, well-written and well-researched' Robert Elsie 'A fantastic book bringing a real character back to life. Tanner's superbly researched book will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the Balkans. In this most readable and enjoyably colourful book he traces not just an amazing and unusual life but sets Edith Durham's biography firmly in the context of her times, explaining the otherwise complex manoeuvres, not just of Balkan politicians but of the powers of the time. But, more than that, he explains clearly how the events of a century ago contributed to conflict in our times and how Durham, isolated and forgotten towards the end of her life, has been vindicated by history. An original, timely and refreshing book.' Tim Judah, Balkans Correspondent, The Economist
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