{"product_id":"9798216461036","title":"Falling into Place A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFalling into Place\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas Swick | Pico Iyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Personal Memoirs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Starred Review: \"[Swick] keenly and empathically observes the world, bringing both a relatably human approach and learned appreciation for the art of travel and of life.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking as a feature writer in 1976, Thomas Swick falls in love with a visiting Polish student named Hania and soon moves with her to Warsaw. The next decade sees Thomas living in Poland, Greece, and Philadelphia. He declines an invitation to be a Polish informer, sees John Paul II embolden the masses on his first trip back to his homeland since becoming pope, witnesses the rise of Solidarity and the imposition of martial law in Poland, and walks with thousands of Poles on the pilgrimage to Czestochowa, an annual religious rite that blossoms into a nine-day protest march. In 1989, he watches Hania vote in her country's first free elections since pre-war independence. One month later, he lands his dream job as a travel writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFalling into Place\u003c\/i\u003e is the personal story of a young man's discovery of the world and his development as a travel writer. It is also a love story, the couple overcome cultural differences, communist bureaucracy, and unhealthy separations, intwined with both is the story of the revolution that altered history. With the world's attention once again turned to Eastern Europe, and a Cold War reality, this memoir can help Americans better understand both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Swick was the travel editor of the \u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e from 1989 to 2008, during which time the newspaper's name appeared in the first nine editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of four books, and his work has appeared in national newspapers and magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. He lives with his wife Hania in Fort Lauderdale, FL. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ethomasswick.com\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216461036\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333855936652,"sku":"9798216461036","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0cf1b733-d639-4436-bb68-472eb93a4ca1.jpg?v=1783617068","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216461036","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}