Jan Morris
A Life - 'Breathtakingly good.' Michael Palin
$43.99
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2026
Summary
‘Wonderful.’ Paul Theroux ‘Brilliant.’ Simon Jenkins ‘Superb.’ Colin Thubron ‘Breathtakingly good.’ Michael Palin
A captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.
She was the twentieth century. Who wouldn’t want to write her biography?
When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571379453 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571379451 |
| Author: | Sara Wheeler |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Sara Wheeler
Sara Wheeler is an award-winning and internationally bestselling travel writer and biographer, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio; like Jan Morris, she has spent half her working life on the road. Her eleven books include Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica and Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a contributing editor of the Literary Review.
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