Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary,but Logan Mountstuart's - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of both.
As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London,as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war and as an art-dealer in'60s New York,Logan mixes with the movers and shakers of his times. But as a son,friend,lover and husband,he makes the same mistakes we all do in our search for happiness.
Here,then,is the story of a life lived to the full - and a journey deep into a very human heart.
'Astonishing,touching,extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story'- Sunday Telegraph
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141044170Number of pages: 528Weight: 362 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 31 mm
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'A terrific journey through the twentieth century. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable'- Jeremy Paxman
'Wise,profound and moving. Only the very best novels make you look at your own life and imagine your own future with fresh eyes'- William Sutcliffe,Independent on Sunday'Superb,wonderful,enjoyable'- Guardian
'Sheer,truly brilliant storytelling. He has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries'- Daily Telegraph
'Astonishing,touching,extremely funny. A brilliant evocation of a past era and an immensely readable story'- Sunday Telegraph
'Astounding. One of Boyd's greatest achievements'- Mail on Sunday
William Boyd
Throughout a glittering career,William Boyd has covered everything from colonial farce to primate research in a series of beautifully-rendered novels. His 1991 debut A Good Man in Africa immediately bagged the Whitbread First Novel Award,a win that has heralded contemporary classics such as the Costa-winning Restless and the literary tour de force that is Any Human Heart.
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