Compléter Book Blurbs 3Version en ligne Book Blurbs par Michael Riccioli 1 spirit long general biography occupied with archives kidnapped as closest to portrait man on of Patrick Leigh Fermor : An Adventure by Artemis Cooper John Murray 2012 The life of Patrick Leigh Fermor ( 1915 - 2011 ) was filled action , adventure , the joys of the flesh and those the mind and . At 18 he walked from Holland Istanbul ; in 1944 , he a German from Crete . For this award - winning , Artemis Cooper has drawn full access to his , as well years of interviews with Paddy and his friends , to create a compelling of an inimitable .