Biography
After Auschwitz by Eva Schloss
THERE have been many books written about the Holocaust by those who survived it but few have discussed how they faced life after the camps. The subject was too tricky to broach.
After Auschwitz: My Meories of Otto and Anne Frank - Eva Schloss
Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her fifteenth birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother Fritzi, who was deported with her. When Auschwitz was liber
A Perry funny look at the world of sport
PERRY McCARTHY was the original Stig (the one dressed in black) and his hysterical book, Flat Out, Flat Broke (£9.99, Haynes), has just been updated and is definitely worth a read.
Flat Out, Flat Broke - Perry McCarthy
Perry McCarthy decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top in the world s most expensive sport. With no racing experience, no cash, and little going for him except a passion for speed, the exuberant Cockney shouldn t have stood a chance. He n
Not such a hound dog after all...
What have Elvis Presley, Evelyn Waugh, Wallace Greenslade (the Goon Show announcer) and my Uncle Mervyn (a South Welsh butcher) all got in common ? Answer: they died on the lavatory.
Elvis Memories: The Real Presley By Those Who Knew Him - Michael Freedland
This new biography of Elvis Presley gets even closer to what the man behind the star was like by telling the story of those who knew him best - friends and family. Michael Freedland spoke to all those who knew him, revealing a very different Elvis Pre
Judy Fairbairns: Island Wife (Two Roads Publications)
This is a frequently beautiful autobiography that may well become a lifebelt for the thousands of women who find themselves drowning in the confusing storms that so often attend being a mother, wife and hard-working professional.
Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami
Although this was first published in 2004 under the title 'Wild Girls', the author would have preferred 'A Sapphic Idyll' instead. To underline what a strange world this is, the reissue appears under a different title altogether.
Natalie and Romaine - Diana Souhami
Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks had lots in common. Both were American, rich and lesbians. This is the story of an affair which lasted for over 50 years. In this double biography, Diana Souhami reveals that always at the centre of their lives was a