Exculpatory Revelations

“This is a memoir, not The Confessions of David Loshak, writes the author — yet what follows is a remarkably candid and entertaining account of a rich, adventurous life. Born between the wars and raised between London and New York, David Loshak discovered journalism and romance in equal measure and spent his life immersed in both. A graduate of Oxford University, Loshak cut his teeth on Fleet Street as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph before becoming a foreign correspondent — the archetypal gilded vagabond. His assignments took him across the globe, from India and Rhodesia to Cambodia, Poland, Pakistan, and Sierra Leone, where he was briefly imprisoned and tried for sedition. Packed with sharp insight, dry humour and vivid storytelling, the memoir includes unforgettable encounters with notable figures such as Harold Wilson, Moshe Dayan, Nigel Farage, Ken Livingstone, Peter O’Toole and James Goldsmith. A must-read for anyone fascinated by the golden age of journalism, international affairs, or a life well and truly lived.