The Spider and the Fly

LORD, Graham

Literature & Fiction

Hamilton

For more than 40 years, David Niven portrayed onscreen the impeccable values of a lost breed of English gentlemen - handsome, elegantly dressed, well-mannered, and utterly charming. Yet behind those twinkling eyes, Niven was often deeply unhappy. From the death of his father when Niven was five, his mother's neglect and the stepfather who loathed him, to the death of his beloved first wife and his volatile marriage to his second wife, tragedy and hardship were never far away. Using new material from Niven's private papers, manuscripts, unpublished stories and correspondence, Lord has written a touching account of one of Hollywood's greatest heroes.

NIV: The Authorized Biography of David Niven

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Thomas Dunne Books

In Britain every generation produces a national treasure, a lovable figure so English that he could not possibly be of any other nationality, and Sir John Mortimer is just such a figure.Mortimer has delighted millions all over the world with seven television series about the gloriously larger-than-life fictional barrister Horace Rumpole --- Rumpole of the Bailey --- as well as novels, autobiographies, stage plays, film scripts, short stories, television and radio plays, newspaper articles, and even an opera and a ballet. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and Alec Guinness appeared in his plays, and among his greatest theatrical triumphs is his stage and television play A Voyage Round My Father. He won a British Book Awards trophy for Lifetime Achievement in 2005.Mortimer actually practiced as a barrister for thirty-six years, defending husbands, wives, pornographers, and murderers in court and starring as the real-life "Devil's Advocate" in several legendary obscenity and blasphemy cases in the 1970s, quickly becoming a liberal hero.Yet despite huge success, fame, and knighthood there lurks beneath that genial "champagne socialist" mask an unusually complex man who has been plagued by depression, doubt, insecurity, and an irresistible urge to commit adultery.Biographer Graham Lord, whose discovery that Mortimer had a secret son by the British actress Wendy Craig forced Sir John to admit it publicly in 2004, has interviewed scores of Mortmer's family, friends, mistresses, and enemies to write a frank and vital biography that reveals the startling reality behind the beloved public figure. "Breathless prose and many juicyrevelations-an absorbing read."--Kirkus Reviews

John Mortimer: The Secret Lives of Rumpole's Creator

Humor & Entertainment

Time Out of Mind

HarperCollins, Publishers

The Spider and the Fly, Graham Lord, The Viking Press, Hardcover, 1975

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Viking Adult

James Herriot, the modest Scotsman who wrote books that became worldwide bestsellers, two popular films, and a much-loved television show, died in 1995 at the age of seventy-eight. In this first full biography of the beloved veterinarian and author, Graham Lord pays tribute to this remarkable man whose calm and reserve remained unchanged by phenomenal success and adulation. in color.

James Herriot: the life of a country vet

Carroll&Graf

Biography of Jeffrey Bernard the Soho journalist.

Just the One: The Wives and Times of Jeffrey Bernard

Headline

Just the One: The Wives and Times of Jeffrey Bernard 1932-1997

Headline Book Publishing

Peter Hallam has it all—a good job with all the perks, a loving wife, a comfortable circle of friends, and financial security. The only blots on the horizon are a layabout son and a dotty mother-in-law hunkered down in the spare room. But within days of the appointment of a new M.D. he is out of work, and at 45 it seems his working life is over. As his debts mount at the same rate as his job applications are rejected, the rest of his life falls apart—his friends drop him, his son sneers at him, and when he is forced to put the house on the market his wife leaves him for his best friend. Spiralling into despair and possibly destitution he discovers the hideous reality of how failures are treated in the caring '90s, but he also discovers a stalwart and highly unlikely ally—Monica, his mad mother-in-law.

Sorry - We're Going to Have to Let You Go

Humor & Satire

Little, Brown Book Group

For nearly 40 years, a new Dick Francis horseracing thriller has been published every autumn to the delight of millions of fans worldwide. Francis himself has said that his success owes much to the help of his wife, Mary. This biography explores Francis' life and his partnership with Mary.

Dick Francis : A Racing Life

Time Warner Paperbacks*

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