Author:Timothy Garton Ash
'Tremendously enjoyable ... thoughtful, honest, open, self-deprecating' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times
'Readers could hardly wish for a wiser guide ... panoramic ... defiantly hopeful' Financial Times
Drawing from the people who lived it, Homelandsexplores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two. And then faltered.
Timothy Garton Ash, our greatest writer about Europe, has spent a lifetime studying Europe and this deeply felt book is full of vivid experiences: from his father's memories of D-Day and his own surveillance at the hands of the Stasi to interviewing Albanian guerrillas in the mountains of Kosovo and angry teenagers in the poorest quarters of Paris, as well as advising prime ministers, chancellors and presidents.
Homelands is at once a living, breathing history of a period of unprecedented progress, a clear-eyed account of how so much then went wrong and an urgent call to the citizens of this great old continent to understand and defend what we have collectively achieved.
'The right book for Europe, at the right time' Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny
'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of Free
A panoramic contemporary history of Europe, in which sharp political analysis is enlivened with personal memoir - drawn from decades of distinguished work as a journalist and academic
—— FT Summer Book of 2023Readers could hardly wish for a wiser guide. Over 40 years, Garton Ash has both watched from the stands and played on the pitch in the arena of European change
—— Financial TimesOutstanding ... Homelands is an elegantly written piece of contemporary history by one of Britain's leading public intellectuals
—— SpectatorAt once accessible, engaging and erudite, Homelands is an extraordinary accomplishment, much like the author's life; it is a heartfelt call to arms
—— Times Literary SupplementPersonal memories matter in Europe, where the remembrance of recent horrors has shaped modern politics ... Homelands is a trip down memory lane on a continental scale ... insightful [and] downright chilling, too
—— EconomistWe know there are Germans, Italians, Spaniards and Poles - but are there Europeans? Yes, at least one: Timothy Garton Ash. Homelands is the brilliant, captivating story of how he became one.
—— Mark Lilla, author of The Once and Future LiberalThis book, from a man who had a front-row seat to much of the history he describes, draws on his experiences and those of his friends to bring events to vivid life
—— M. E. Sarotte, author of Not One InchGarton Ash deftly combines scholarship, journalistic experience, and personal observations and stories in Homelands ... delightful and thought-provoking
—— Robert B. Zoellick, author of America in the WorldGarton Ash has carved out a unique niche as a 'historian of the present.' Homelands combines his eye-witness account of Europe's evolution with his keen historical insight to offer an innovative and compelling book
—— Charles A. Kupchan, author of IsolationismInsightful
—— Irish IndependentRich with originality and memoiristic detail
—— New StatesmanA fluent and authoritative account of Europe since the Second World War
—— Literary ReviewAn insightful analysis of the transformation of central and eastern Europe in the decades between the Hungarian revolution of 1956 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
—— GuardianGarton Ash is a clear-headed chronicler of the Continent [and] Homelands is an engaging read
—— Irish TimesAn authoritative big picture well matched with revealing, important human details
—— The TabletTimothy Garton Ash tells the epic story of ... [postwar] Europe
—— Irish TimesExcellent ... Read as a letter, such gemlike vignettes can be treasured. Because in them, Garton Ash has captured something of what it means to be European. Though he is proudly in love with Europe, he is not blind to its faults
—— Washington ExaminerPart memoir, part history and is fascinating, rich in anecdote, and at times intensely moving
—— The Times, *Summer Reads of 2023*A panoramic contemporary history of Europe, in which sharp political analysis is enlivened with personal memoir — drawn from decades of distinguished work as a journalist and academic
—— Financial Times, *Books of the Year*
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