The Picnic

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This little gem of a book tells the story of . . . a key Cold War moment . . . Longo’s vivid narrative captures the tension of the moment . . . an intensely moving story that explores the nature of freedom Evoking the dramatic events in vivid colour . . . providing an insight into how deeply this history still matters today . . . fascinating Revelatory . . . Longo's engrossing and dramatic book adds a new, captivating chapter to the history of the Cold War Gripping . . . refreshingly fast-paced, effortlessly moving the reader from one place and moment to another . . . should be required reading Beautifully written . . . The Picnic reads like a thriller Brisk and engaging . . . It’s an uplifting tale, but Longo takes care not to oversentimentalise it Captivating . . . Longo recounts the drama in a vivid, fast-paced narrative [which] never lacks verve Elegantly crafted . . . He tells a gripping tale . . . relating to both timeless questions of struggle and agency, and topics in the headlines today A great story . . . this is history told from the point of view of those who make it Exhilarating . . . skilfully dramatises the extraordinary chain of events at a summer party in Hungary that led to the end of Soviet power [and] became a catalyst for the dramatic peaceful revolutions that reunited the continent . . . gripping Expand reviews