The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
A brilliant account of a death defying walk through Afghanistan
This is traveling at its hardest and travel-writing at its best -- David Gilmour
His encounters with Afghans are tragic, touching and terrifying * Daily Telegraph *
[Stewart] must have balls of steel, but he writes like and angel all the same -- Giles Foden
This evocative book feels like a long lost relic of the great age of exploration * Guardian *
An astonishing achievement: a unique journey of great courage -- Colin Thubron
Wise, funny and marvelously humane -- Michael Ignatieff
His encounters with Afghans are tragic, touching and terrifying * Daily Telegraph *
[Stewart] must have balls of steel, but he writes like and angel all the same -- Giles Foden
This evocative book feels like a long lost relic of the great age of exploration * Guardian *
An astonishing achievement: a unique journey of great courage -- Colin Thubron
Wise, funny and marvelously humane -- Michael Ignatieff
Rory Stewart was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Malaysia. After a brief period in the British army, he joined the Foreign Office, serving in the Embassy in Indonesia and as British Representative in Montenegro, Yugoslavia. In 2002 he completed a 6,000 mile walk from Turkey to Bangladesh. His account of crossing Afghanistan on foot shortly after the US invasion, The Places In Between, was published in 2004, drew widespread acclaim, and was shortlisted for that year's Guardian First Book Award. He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for his work in Iraq. From 2006 to 2008 he lived in Kabul, where he was the Chief Executive of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation; in 2009 he was appointed to a professorial chair at Harvard University as the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights; and in 2010 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Penrith and the Border.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330486347 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330486349 |
| Title | The Places In Between |
| Author | Rory Stewart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2005-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2004 (UK), Long-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2004 (UK) |
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