Freya Stark by Caroline Moorehead

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Born in Paris in 1893, the wandering life of Freya Stark's childhood left her 'precocious and pretty tough'. Self-disciplined, courageous yet flamboyant and unorthodox, she became a great explorer, a travel writer, geographer, historian and archaeologist.

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Freya Stark by Caroline Moorehead

Born in Paris in 1893, the wandering life of Freya Stark's childhood left her 'precocious and pretty tough'. Self-disciplined, courageous yet flamboyant and unorthodox, she became a great explorer, a travel writer, geographer, historian and archaeologist.
'A brilliant and compelling portrait of a tryuly extraordinary woman' The Good Book Guide
Caroline Moorehead is the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Iris Origo (reissued by Allison & Busby) and Martha Gellhorn. Her biography of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Dancing to the Precipice, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award in 2009. She lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780749016043
ISBN 10 0749016043
Title Freya Stark
Author Caroline Moorehead
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Allison & Busby
Year published 2014-08-21
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.