Her new book is about Bulgarian people, places and plants on either side of a mighty river
people, places and plants on either side of a mighty river called Nestos by the ancient geographer Ptolemy, Mesta by the Bulgarians and Karasu by the Turks.
Then there is her new friend Gyulten, whose name means “rose skin” in Turkish. A “wildish” ponytailed grandmother, she was married at 15 on the instructions of her pastoralist father and found herself widowed by 45—leaving her alone to battle, successfully, with cancer. She reports that herbs worked when conventional medicine had given up.
All this might sound contrived for urban readers with a modish yearning for Shangri-La. But on the whole the author has enough humour, vulnerability and self-awareness to avoid sinking into bourgeois nostalgiaIn any case, as she makes clear in passing, this is no lotus-eating land where wonderful plants keep cruelty at bay.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cryptoqueen: Has the missing fugitive reappeared?The Kensington house of Bulgaria-born crypto scammer on the FBI's most-wanted list, Ruja Ignatova, mysteriously goes up for sale
Read more »
Cryptoqueen: Has the missing fugitive reappeared?The Kensington house of Bulgaria-born crypto scammer on the FBI's most-wanted list, Ruja Ignatova, mysteriously goes up for sale
Read more »
Stacey Solomon lands massive TV show with Hollywood star's companyIt looks like Stacey Solomon just keeps glowing after securing a new role at Reese Witherspoon’s production company! 👏
Read more »
Stacey Solomon lands huge new TV show as she partners with Hollywood A-listerStacey Solomon has landed a massive new home improvement TV show on Channel 4 as she is set to collaborate with a major Hollywood star in her latest career news
Read more »
Love Island's Haris looks tense as he lands in UK after 'street fight' videoLove Island contestants Haris Namani and Anna-May Robey have been seen arriving back in the UK after being the latest singletons to be dumped from the South African villa
Read more »
NCIS star Scottie Thompson lands next lead movie roleShe has joined the cast of psychological thriller Séance.
Read more »