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the breakaway states of Yugoslavia to Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece, he reconstructs the Balkans’ history as a time warp in which ancient passions and hatreds are continually resurrected.

“Powerfully argued … the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date.”

—Boston Globe

History/Current Affairs/Travel/0-679-74981-0

A YEAR IN PROVENCE

by Peter Mayle

An “engaging, funny and richly appreciative” (The New York Times Book Review) account of an English couple’s first year living in Provence, settling in amid the enchanting gardens and equally festive bistros of their new home.

“Stylish, witty, delightfully readable.”

—The Sunday Times (London)

Travel/0-679-73114-8

MAIDEN VOYAGES

THE WRITINGS OF WOMEN TRAVELERS

Edited and with an Introduction by Mary Morris

In this delightful and generous anthology, women such as Beryl Markham, Willa Cather, Annie Dillard, and Joan Didion share their experiences traveling throughout the world. From the Rocky Mountains to a Marrakech palace, in voices wry, lyrical, and sometimes wistful, these women show as much of themselves as they do of the strange and wonderful places they visit.

A Vintage Original/Travel/Women’s Studies/0-679-74030-9

IRON & SILK

by Mark Salzman

The critically acclaimed and bestselling adventures of a young American martial arts master in China.

“Dazzling … exhilarating … a joy to read from beginning to end.”—

—People

Travel/Adventure/0-394-75511-1

RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF CRAZY

ON TOUR WITH THE U.S. DOWNHILL SKI TEAM

by Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson follows the underfunded, underreported athletes of the U.S. downhill ski team through a World Cup season that culminates at the 1992 Winter Olympics in France. Juxtaposing scenes of raw courage and gonzo excess, the result is authentic enough to leave the reader windburned.

“The best [book] ever written about ski-racing.”

—Denver Post

Sports/Travel/0-679-74987-X

A VINTAGE DEPARTURES ORIGINAL, MARCH 1996

FIRST EDITION

Copyright © 1996 by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue

Map copyright © 1996 by John A. Field

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

O’Donoghue, Brian.

My lead dog was a lesbian : mushing across Alaska in the

Iditarod—the world’s most grueling race

Patrick O’Donoghue.—Ist ed.

p. cm.—(Vintage departures)

eISBN: 978-0-307-48853-4

“A Vintage departures original”—T.p. verso.

1. O’Donoghue, Brian. 2. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,

Alaska. 3.Mushers—Alaska—Biography. 4. Sled dog

racing—Alaska. I. Title.

SF440.15.042 1996

798’.8—dc20

[B] 95-44516

CIP

Random House Web address: http://randomhouse.com

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