Homelands

We 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 Liberal

This 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 Inch

Garton 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 World

Garton 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 Isolationism

Timothy Garton Ash tells the epic story of ... [postwar] Europe

Irish Times

The right book for Europe, at the right time ... the perfect book for the present

Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny

A moving love letter to Europe, Homelands merges memoir, political analysis and social criticism to reflect on the future of a continent still haunted by its past

Lea Ypi, author of Free

Personal 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

Economist

Readers 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 Times

Garton Ash does it brilliantly ... tremendously enjoyable ... thoughtful, honest, open, self-deprecating

Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

Insightful

Irish Independent

A fluent and authoritative account of Europe since the Second World War

Literary Review

An authoritative big picture well matched with revealing, important human details

The Tablet

Garton Ash is a clear-headed chronicler of the Continent [and] Homelands is an engaging read

Irish Times

Rich with originality and memoiristic detail

New Statesman

An 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

Guardian

At 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 Supplement

Outstanding ... Homelands is an elegantly written piece of contemporary history by one of Britain's leading public intellectuals

Spectator

Excellent ... 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 Examiner

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 2023

Part 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*