Nigel Nicolson est le fils de Vita Sackville-West et de Harold Nicolson. Elle était la célèbre romancière et lui l’homme politique de renom. Ils eurent un mariage heureux et l'affection qu’ils se portaient n'a cessé de croître en profondeur en dépit des complications résultant de leur singularité : « Tous deux aimèrent des gens de leur propre sexe. » Leur union connut des tumultes causés par leurs infidélités respectives – la passion amoureuse de Vita pour Violet Trefusis notamment –, mais...

Als Sohn einer der engsten Freundinnen und Geliebten Virginia Woolfs, Vita Sackville-West, lernte Nigel Nicolson die Schriftstellerin schon als kleiner Junge kennen. Während sie, inspiriert von Nicolsons Mutter, Orlando verfasste, war er ihr ständiger Begleiter. Er lauschte den Diskussionen der legendären Bloomsbury Group, der von Virginia Woolf mitbegründeten Gruppe von Wissenschaftler*innen, Künstler*innen und Intellektuellen. Als er neun Jahre alt war, fragte ihn die damals Vierundvierz...

The fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stori...

'You cannot find peace by avoiding life' Virginia WoolfAn intimate portrait of Virginia, the best-known and most influential Bloomsbury author of them all - 'All you need to know about the modernist, feminist icon' TIME OUT'A gem' SUNDAY TIMES'As a short introduction to Virginia Woolf this deceptively brief book could hardly be bettered and achieves high status instantly as a significant work of reference in...

The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'Vita and Harold have become part of our literature' OBSERVERThe marriage of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson was one of the most controversial relationships of the 20th century. This selection of letters, many of which have never been published, skilfully woven together by their son, Nigel Nicolson, gi...

À Hérakleion, une île grecque bercée par les mondanités, l’hégémonie d’un petit groupe de diplomates est contestée. Julian, jeune héritier de la famille Davenant, restera-t-il fidèle aux intérêts des siens ? Ou bien se ralliera-t-il aux habitants de l’île voisine, déterminés à acquérir leur indépendance ? Sans oublier qu’Eve, son impitoyable amante, pourrait bien jouer un rôle décisif et troubler certaines alliances. Au moyen d’un jeu de miroir subtil, les îles fantasmées par l’auteure, ab...

The fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stori...

A major new history of the most infamous battle of the First World War, as described by the men who fought it.On 1 July 1916, Douglas Haig's army launched the 'Big Push' that was supposed finally to bring an end to the stalemate on the Western Front. What happened next was a human catastrophe: scrambling over the top into the face of the German machine guns and artillery fire, almost 20,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers were killed that day alone, and twice as ...

The true story of a sensational marriage and murder in 17th-century London. For fans of WEDLOCK, THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER and GEORGIANA: DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE.Lady Bette, the 14-year-old heiress to the vast Northumberland estates, becomes the victim of a plot by her grandmother, the Countess Howard, to marry her to the dissolute fortune-hunter Thomas Thynn, a man three times her age with an evil reputation. Revolted by her new husband, Lady Bette flees to Holla...

One of the great 20th century political diaries'Brilliant, riveting stuff' TRIBUNE'One stops to marvel at the achievement. Honesty, decency, modesty, magnanimity, are stamped on every page, as evident as the wit' EVENING STANDARD'A tremendous read' SPECTATORHarold Nicolson was one of the three great political diarists of the 20th century (along with Chips Channon and Alan Clark). Nicolson wa...

A true modern classic, THE SMALL BACK ROOM is a towering novel of the Second World War.Sammy Rice is a weapons scientist, one of the 'back room boys' of the Second World War. A crippling disability has left him cynical and disillusioned - he struggles with a drink problem at home, and politics and petty pride at work. Worse still, he fears he is not good enough for the woman he loves.The stakes are raised when the enemy begin to drop a new type of booby-tra...

A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of the ordinary infantrymen.In the autumn of 1917, after years of stalemate at Ypres, the British and French armies launched a massive offensive to take Passchendaele Ridge. Following an intensive bombardment the Allies began their attack, but the low ground between the lines had been churned into a quagmire, and the attack was literally bogge...