Karen Carpenter (1950 – 83) was one of the most brilliant singers. Before the singing, she was a skilful and…
This book is like an unappetising salad. A few colourful crunchy bits mixed in with a lot of boring, limp…
I’d never heard of Lettice Knollys before. This is the first proper biography of her, from the author of Crown…
An unusual group biography of five literary women: the poet H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), novelist Dorothy L Sayers, classicist and…
This is a very detailed biography of the artist Turner, from the author of Desperate Romantics and Constance. I’m afraid…
A grim and gripping true crime account of serial killer Graham Young, the ‘teacup poisoner’. I didn’t know about him…
A unique mix of biography, journalism, politics and nature writing, this is a very thought-provoking book. I found the content…
This is a thorough, straightforward biography of Margaret Beaufort (1443 – 1509), the mother of King Henry VII, by historian…
So much has been written about Oscar Wilde. But what about his wife, Constance? It’s wonderful that she has her…
Why are we fascinated with con women? How do they manage to scam people so effectively and what are their…