THE FOURTH VOLUME OF MICHAEL PALIN'S BESTSELLING DIARIES A new millennium and a new chapter
for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence doubts
creeping in about his abilities as a writer the death of his great friend George Harrison and
the last of his children leaving home the dawn of the twenty-first century sees Michael at his
most reflective yet. ¿ Over the next ten years we watch through Michael's eyes as the world
reels from¿the successive shocks of September 11 the 7 7 bombings and the global financial
crash. With the warmth and gentle empathy that have endeared him to millions of fans over the
decades Michael documents the day-to-day detail of living in a world buffeted by such powerful
winds of change.¿ And amidst this turbulence one thing remains constant: Michael's
irrepressible curiosity and thirst for adventure. These diaries follow his life as he comes and
goes through the filming of four blockbuster travel documentaries - Hemingway Adventure
Sahara Himalaya and New Europe - and reaches the peak of his fame as a beloved TV traveller.
And five years on from the last of his children flying the nest Michael embarks on his
greatest adventure yet: becoming a besotted grandfather.¿ There and Back is a new window into
the world of Michael Palin one that reveals more than ever the strength and succour he draws
from those ever-present supporting structures in his life: his family his friendships and of
course the Pythons.
