The Lost Continent: The Bbc’s Europe Editor on Europe’s Darkest Hour Since World War Two

In THE LOST CONTINENT BBC Europe Editor Gavin Hewitt tells the story of a flawed dream, a noble vision that turned dangerous, and which led Europe into its gravest crisis since World War Two - a crisis for which it was totally unprepared.

A pillar of the post-war European dream was a shared currency, and with it came easy money, seducing some countries into a wild spending binge. After the financial crash in the United States, Europe caught the cold and was left with a debt crisis that came to threaten the entire European project.

THE LOST CONTINENT is rich in anecdote, weaving together the stories of ordinary people with the high politics and drama of Europe in crisis to give an unparalleled and vivid portrait of a massive shift in modern history. It includes interviews with top officials and insiders, and dramatic accounts of key meetings.

Gavin Hewitt's THE LOST CONTINENT is a clear-eyed book by a distinguished and well-connected journalist which tells the astonishing story of how we got here and where we might be headed.

Gavin Hewitt has been the BBC’s Europe Editor since 2009, and is uniquely placed to write the story of these extraordinary times. Previously he had worked as a Special Correspondent for the BBC Ten O’Clock News and for Panorama. He is an award-winning journalist and has covered stories all over the world.

He is the author of two previous books: one on Terry Waite, and A Soul on Ice: A Life in News (2005).

Visit Gavin’s blog: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/gavinhewitt/gavin_hewitt/ or follow him on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BBCGavinHewitt