24 May
William Trevor was born in 1928. He is an Irish author and playwright, who has won the Whitbread Prize three times and has been nominated four times for the Booker Prize, most recently for his novel Love and Summer. Read Love and the Summer by William Trevor
Read the opening extract of the brand new Philippa Gregory book before its publication on 24/05/2012
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a
journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards
the End of the Morning, and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong (1999) was
shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while his most recent novel, Spies (2002), won the Whitbread Novel Award. His fifteen plays range from
Noises Off to Copenhagen and most recently Afterlife. He is married to
the writer Claire Tomalin.
My Father's Fortune : A Life Michael Frayn
Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2010.Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A delightful and wholly unsentimental memoir that balances beautifully the twin responses of tears and laughter."
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 4... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
My Father's Fortune: A Life Michael Frayn
Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2010.Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A delightful and wholly unsentimental memoir that balances beautifully the twin responses of tears and laughter."
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 4... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2010