Finding Slovenia

Fleeing imperial Austria before the scourge of two world wars, the author s grandparents never could have imagined their small homeland as a free country. The new book by Stanford-educated attorney Jacqueline Widmar Stewart portrays the natural and cultural history of this green gem, long hidden away in Central Europe. In the space of two generations the stunningly beautiful little land has lifted itself from a feudalistic past to lead the European Union as an independent nation. The 2009 London Book Festival has selected Finding A Guide to Old Europe s New Country as runner-up in the Wild Card category in its annual competition honoring the best of international publishing. Finding Slovenia also was selected as Finalist in the National Best Books 2009 Awards Travel Category by USA Book News.