Hugh Thomson

Lake Ohrid: an oasis of peace in the war-torn Balkans

High up on rocks surrounding the lake are many monasteries celebrating lives of prayer and silence — in a region renowned for its turbulence and savagery

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  • To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace

    Kapka Kassabova

    Granta, pp. 400, £14

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