Category Archives: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

A biography of the dominant English literary figure of the 18th century, Samuel Johnson. It tells of his struggles with bouts of apathy and black despair, his overbearing yet remarkable kindness, and his melancholy contrasted with his liveliness in company.Author … Continue reading →

Author : Hemingway in Africa by Christopher OndaatjePublished by : HarperCollins Publishers IncISBN Number : 2006707Price : £16.72Fiction & Poetry > Letters, Diaries, Biographies & Autobiographies

This life of Agatha Christie provides information on each book’s provenance, on the work itself and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events in the author’s life. It has been updated to include details … Continue reading →

Wilde the writer is known to us from his plays and fiction, yet it was in his conversation that his genius reached its summit. His talk is lost, his autobiography was never written, but his letters reveal him at his … Continue reading →

The third volume of Helen Forrester’s poverty-stricken childhood and adolescence in Liverpool during the 1930s recounts Helens transition from poverty to fledgling romance and personal liberty.Author : By the Waters of Liverpool by Helen ForresterPublished by : HarperCollins PublishersISBN Number … Continue reading →

In this autobiography, Helen Forrester continues the story of her early poverty-stricken life with an account of the war years in Liverpool.Author : Lime Street at Two by Helen ForresterPublished by : HarperCollins PublishersISBN Number : 6370004Price : £4.68Fiction & … Continue reading →

Author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett’s first work of non-fiction is an account of her long friendship with the recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.Author : Truth and Beauty by Ann PatchettPublished by : HarperCollins PublishersISBN Number : 7196784Price : … Continue reading →

From the author of ‘One Child’, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people’s victimisation and abuse — and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an educational psychologist.Author : Twilight Children … Continue reading →

Written by Bill Hick’s lifelong friend, producer, and co-creator, Kevin Booth offers the inside story into the man who was only along for the ride for a tragically short time, yet left an indelible mark on comedy enthusiasts and freethinkers … Continue reading →

The wayward life (1898-1979) of the voracious art collector and great female patron of world-famous artists. Peggy Guggenheim was an American millionairess art collector and legendary lover, whose father died on the Titanic returning from installing the lift machinery in … Continue reading →