Book description
The Danube is Europe's Amazon. It flows through more countries than
any other river on Earth - from the Black Forest in Germany to
Europe's farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania.
Andrew Eames' journey along its length brings us face to face with the
Continent's bloodiest history and its most pressing issues of race and identity.
As he travels - by bicycle, horse, boat and on foot - Eames finds
himself seeking a bed for the night with minor royalty, hitching a
ride on a Serbian barge captained by a man called Attila and getting
up close and personal with a bull in rural Romania. He meets would-be
kings and walks with gypsies, and finally rows his way beyond the
borders of Europe entirely...
Andrew Eames
was born in 1958. His career in journalism started in south-east Asia,
where he travelled and lived for two years. From there he returned to
the UK to work first on specialist magazines and then in guide book
publishing. Ten years ago he went freelance, and has been writing travel
and general interest features mainly for national newspapers, such as
The Telegraph
and
The Times
. He is the author of
Crossing the Shadow Line
,
Four Scottish Journeys
and
Benn's London
. His most recent book was
The 8. 55 to Baghdad
. He lives in west London with his wife and two children.
