ISBN The Lost Heart of Asia book English Paperback 384 pages

Discover Colin Thubron's journey through central asia in the wake of the fall of the iron curtain.
Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Thubron is an inspirational writer, intrepid traveller and insightful observer and hisThe Lost Heart of Asiais an outstanding guide to the history, people and culture of a vast region resonating with history and politics.
'Thubron's journey takes him through a spectacular, talismanic geography of desert and mountain... and he weaves its mysteries with modern images into a dazzling embroidery'The Times