Review
Praise for The Spirit Wrestlers:
‘Marsden has movingly captured these communities in a series of exquisitely drawn word pictures. His encounters sing with a lyric intensity and he approaches his subjects with the clarity of a historian and the pity of a tragic dramatist.’ – Amanda Foreman, Independent
‘Marsden … has painted a picture of the land between the Black Sea and the Caspian which can only leave us aghast with wonder.’ – Teresa Waugh, Literary Review
‘Having turned the last page of Philip Marsden’s book, I sincerely regretted that it was my first encounter with this excellent travel writer. The Spirit-Wrestlers charmed me’ – Vitali Vitaliev, Daily Telegraph
Praise for The Bronski House:
‘Magnificent… a Polish Wild Swans meets Dr Zhivago, written in some of the most exquisite prose in the genre since the death of Chatwin.’ – William Dalrymple, Sunday Times Books of the Year
‘A tragic story, beautifully told.’ – Colin Thubron, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year
‘The book I’ve savoured most this year.’ – John Fowles, Spectator Books of the Year
