Comrades: A Lifetime of Friendships

Review\nA moving, beautiful and deeply felt meditation on friendship, loyalty and connectedness in a disconnected world--Hilary Fannin
I was fascinated, moved and entertained by every page. This is the kind of book the world needs right now--Donal Ryan
'Fascinating and warm-hearted essay collection...a moving meditation on friendship and the deep-seated need to find and retain human connections.'--IRISH INDEPENDENT
'Boland says she endeavours as a journalist to be as empathetic, responsible and ethical as possible. Comrades is an exceptional example of all three. She writes with a lightness of touch and robust integrity. Reading her book has been an immensely enjoyable experience, like getting into a bubble bath that's the perfect temperature. It's one that I will re-read and give as a gift to many friends of my own.'--Irish Times
'Comrades is a wonderfully constructed, moving and honest book.'--PATRICK FREYNE\nA raven feather crown in Bhutan, the 200-year old glass beads picked up in Venice, a silver rat trap in Verona, a blood-soaked carpet in Dhaka, a single flower in the Iranian desert or bejewelled skeletons in Austria. Feather, glass, silver, blood, sand, bone - these substances contain the lives of people who came before, their times of crisis and celebration, of hardship and splendour. Over a lifetime of travel, Rosita Boland has visited some of the most remote and beautiful parts of the globe, discovering how people live, their histories and traditions. She has seen how the material world holds stories from the past better than people ever could; how objects can powerfully reveal the memories of a population and help us understand the modern world. This stunning and moving collection with just a hint of magic, will uplift, inspire and transport. It’s the perfect read for our modern times.