{"product_id":"9781590171653","title":"A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. \u003ci\u003eA Time of Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which \u003ci\u003eBetween the Woods and the Water\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor’s book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed—through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, \u003ci\u003eA Time of Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035205845232,"sku":"9781590171653","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590171653_p0.jpg?v=1763801873","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590171653","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}