







Blue is the Colour of Heaven
The definitive second edition of Richard Loseby's bestselling travel memoir through the shifting borderlands of Iran and Afghanistan. Available now in paperback and ebook.


Three Bestselling Chronicles
Blue is the Colour
Richard Loseby's masterpiece returns in an updated second edition. This gripping narrative non-fiction chronicle takes you deep into the dust-caked borderlands of Iran and Afghanistan, capturing the unvarnished truth of cultures on the brink.
Looking for the Lost
A World Beyond
An epic quest across the forgotten steppes of Siberia, tracing the echoes of lost travelers and the raw beauty of absolute solitude.
A gritty, immersive descent into the unmapped borderlands of the Caucasus, where ancient history clashes with modern survival.
Loseby writes not to escape, but to find the quiet, human corners of remote places. A masterclass in narrative non-fiction.
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Richard Loseby
Adventure travel from beyond the borderlands of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and China.
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