Between East and west across the borderland of Europe- Anne Applebaum

As Europe's borderlands emerged from Soviet rule, Anne Applebaum travelled from the Baltic to the Black Sea, through Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and the Carpathian mountains. Rich in vivid characters and stories of tragedy and survival, Between East and West illuminates the soul of a place, and the secret history of its people.

'A beautifully written and thought-provoking account of a journey along Europe's forgotten edgé'

TIMOTHY GARTON ASH

'A vivid and penetrating assessment of the lands between the Baltic and the Black Sea in all their drama and desolation .. a wise and useful book'

ROBERT CONQUEST

'Combines the excitement of a

well-written and adventurous travelogue with sophisticated reportage'

NORMAN DAVIES

'You will be totally absorbed'

NORMAN STONE