Full Circle: A Homecoming to Free Poland

by Radosław Sikorski

A Polish man returns to Poland to rebuild an old house and recounts his struggle to restore the house while his nation seeks to rebuild itself through democracy and justice. 17,500 first printing.

Genres: Poland

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Radosław (Radek) Tomasz Sikorski (ur. 23 lutego 1963 w Bydgoszczy) – polski polityk, politolog, dziennikarz, minister obrony narodowej w latach 2005–2007 w rządach Kazimierza Marcinkiewicza i Jarosława Kaczyńskiego, senator VI kadencji, poseł VI i VII kadencji, od 2007 minister spraw zagranicznych w pierwszym i drugim rządzie Donalda Tuska, od 1 stycznia 2010 również przewodniczący Komitetu do Spraw Europejskich, wiceprzewodniczący Platformy Obywatelskiej.

Reviews

[Jeremy Sienkiewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent view of Communist and post-Communist Poland by a man who was in the underground resistance in the former and the undersecretary of Defense in the latter. Excellent stories of his uncle during the War. Candid analysis of current Poland and the leadership of free Poland after the lifting of the Iron Curtain. Wonderful love for the lost culture of Poland and the desire to bring it back. A must read for those who love Poland and see it as the possible salvation of Western Civilization in todays world.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was promising in the beginning. It was interesting to read about the author's childhood and I would have loved to have read more about the renovation of the house instead of its diatribe into politics.