A collection of essays, journalism and lectures from the late novelist’s oeuvre which covers more than 40 years of material on a vast range of subjects and showcases her characteristic eloquence, verve and irony.
The former Arsenal and Ireland star covers his long career as a player, his successful years as a manager and latterly as a shrewd and respected TV commentator.
A candid, entertaining look over his sporting career by the recently-retired multiple Ashes winner, and World Cup champion, examining the many changes and challenges in the game.
The pioneering film maker looks back over his life, from his impoverished rural Bavarian childhood through assorted jobs to celebrated worldwide renown.
Fellow explorer Fiennes re-examines the life of the enigmatic writer and traveller T. E. Lawrence, who first set foot in Arabia in 1909 and spent his life closely involved with its people and politics.
Drawing on hundreds of previously untranslated letters and sources, the chief art critic for the Financial Times conjures the artistic milieu and turbulent private life of the painter widely held as the founder of Impressionism.
The author interweaves her own story of life as an art critic with those of her Scottish painter father and the Dutch artist Fabritius, both of whom died tragically young. Beautifully illustrated and narrated.
Ten years after Love, Nina she leaves Cornwall for ‘a year-long sabbatical’. A poignant, often hilarious, chronicle of lodging with another writer in Camden, revisiting old haunts and exploring the city anew.