Jeremy Lewis - Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family

The Observer“Fascinating and rich in incident...” Lewis has a first-class nose for truffling out good anecdotes, and there is a large cast of famous names and eccentric characters. He doesn't try to force some overarching social or psychological theory on to these interesting lives.

Economist“Magnificent...” A shortage of dates and familial details make it difficult to keep track of individuals and events sometimes, but Mr Lewis displays skill and stamina in interweaving his subjects’ lives...

The Telegraph“Sweeps the reader on...” Although Lewis organises his mass of material with efficient skill, he is forced to a constant hand-gallop. Munich and MI6; Everest and Cairo, the BBC and Bodley Head, all flash by, at a pace that one will find either exhilarating or frustrating...

The Independent“A fluent social history of the British intelligentsia...” Lewis's hugely detailed, exhaustively researched family saga makes you marvel, again and again, at the strangeness of this very English family, while leaving you fervently grateful you're not actually related to them...

Scotsman“Not yet reviewed”

The New Yorker“Not yet reviewed”

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