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An account of a truly remarkable life. When Jan Morris passed away in 2020, she was considered one of Britain’s best-loved writers. The author of Venice, Pax Britannica, Conundrum, and more than fifty other books, her work was known for its observational genius, lyricism, and humour, and had earned her a passionate readership around the world. Morris’s life was no less fascinating than her oeuvre. Born in 1926, she spent her childhood amidst Oxford’s Gothic beauty and later participated in military service in Italy and the Middle East, before embarking on a career as an internationally fêted foreign correspondent.
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‘Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back,’ says Geena Davis’s Thelma to Susan Sarandon’s Louise. The path to empowerment never did run smooth ?
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John le Carr̩ was one of the greatest novelists of his generation but also had an extraordinary life, from his childhood with a con man father to his inimitable career as a writer. From his involvement in the Cold War, time in Berlin, travels to Vietnam and engagement with world leaders, his experiences were truly remarkable. This collection of letters reveals John le Carr̩ Рthe man, the writer and his world Рfor the first time and most intimately. Including letters to Stephen Fry and about Mrs Thatcher, and correspondence with Alec Guinness and a ten-year-old aspiring spy, selected letters come together with crispness and clarity to illuminate the extraordinary writer.
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A journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade. The book also tackles the earth’s changing climate conditions, with its impact on the sources of the world’s scents.
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Opening with the reign of King Alfred, during which the foundations of the nation were laid, this book introduces the monarchs who have ruled through personal and political strife, triumph, war and peacetime. This is the story of modern civilization.
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Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain’s best-loved actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, W1A and the Paddington films. In this book, Hugh creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert de Niro’s right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A naturally gifted writer and wickedly funny storyteller, Hugh also writes with poignancy about his father’s dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death.
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From Megan Hess comes the fascinating life of Audrey Hepburn, stunningly rendered in illustration
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Friendship has always been Ines’s refuge, and her deepest personal growth has come through her closest relationships. She can attest that surrounding yourself with the right people is the secret for finding joy and navigating the high and low points with equal grace. Life is never exactly what we expect it to be; it’s full of surprises, and that’s a good thing. After a period of recentering on ourselves, it’s time to turn that focus onto others. Ines has compiled everything that brings her happiness through her various relationships. She shares how she nurtures those connections, combining advice with lifestyle tips to get you through everyday: from style, to sharing meals, to simple wellness pleasures like goalsetting, gratitude, and letting go. The book is filled with practice activities and illustrated by her charming drawings and personal photographs.
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Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers – the trusted advisers in the King or Queen’s inner circle – to ensure its survival as a family, an ancient institution, and a pillar of the constitution. Today, as ever, a vast team of people hidden from view steers the royal family’s path between public duty and private life. The Queen, after a remarkable 70 years of service, is entering the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip to guide her. Meanwhile, Charles seeks to define what his future as King will be, with his court wielding ever greater influence as he plans for his accession. The question of who is entrusted to guide the royals has never been more vital, and yet the task those courtiers face has never been more challenging. This book reveals an ever-changing system of characters, shifting values and ideas over what the future of the institution should be.
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Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has designed and built some of the world’s most talked-about and memorable structures – from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as ‘Habitat’ and the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel to the Marina Bay Sands development and extraordinary Jewel Changi airport garden and waterfall in Singapore. Safdie is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any structural challenge can be solved in ways that enhance community and the human spirit. In this unique book, Safdie takes readers behind the veil of his profession to explain how an architect thinks and works – ‘from the spark of inspiration through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials.’
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The first English language biography of the great European writer Joseph Roth, this book explores his genius and his tragic life story, lived in the shadow of war.
