In 1943, Eric Newby escaped from the italian prison camp in which he had been held for ayear. Evading the advancing German army, he was sheltered by an informal network of Italian peasants. Part travelogue, part escape story and part romance, this is a mesmerising account of wisdom, courage, humour, adventure and , above all, love, from the man who would become one of Brit In 1943, Eric Newby escaped from the italian prison camp in which he had been held for ayear. Evading the advancing German army, he was sheltered by an informal network of Italian peasants. Part travelogue, part escape story and part romance, this is a mesmerising account of wisdom, courage, humour, adventure and , above all, love, from the man who would become one of Britain's best-loved literary adventurers.