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A Writer's Story
‘Fiction is a form of disguise, certainly. But, more important, it is a way of telling your
own stories through other people's lives.’
The author of more than thirty novels, published over fifty years, Rachel Billington is a natural storyteller. Now shifting the focus from her imagined characters to those who have been so vibrant and vital in her own life, Billington casts herself as protagonist in this honest memoir.
Born in 1942, a war baby, fifth child of eight turbulent Pakenhams whose parents Frank and Elizabeth Longford left politics to become social reformer and biographer respectively, Billington was recorded by her mother as the ‘placid’ one. Stories of unexploded bombs, home-made cowboy films in which her role was to throw herself from her pony, merge into London convent, feisty nuns, smogs and friends, escape to an Irish island and an inherited Irish castle. Leaving a television job under a cloud, there come stories about her new life in New York, working on a documentary about drug addiction. After two years she meets her English film director husband, Kevin Billington, and the stories pass back to London, then Hollywood, New Orleans, London and Spain. Four children, the oldest continuously inhabited house in Dorset, and Billington’s adventures continue, taking her first into the writers’ organisation, PEN, eventually as President, and then into the dark world of British prisons, as she becomes Associate Editor and regular contributor to the national newspaper for prisons, Inside Time.
A Writer’s Story is a collection of memories, told with wit and understanding, which not only reveals the inspiration behind many of Billington’s works of fiction but offers insight into the art and nature of writing.
Lightning Can Strike Twice
In his first book professional boxer and social media star, Tommy Fury, reveals what life is like juggling his many identities: boxing champion, TV star, mental health advocate, and father, and navigating the most difficult period of his life in August 2024."Since writing this book, some things have changed for me. In the last couple of weeks, I have felt like my voice has been taken away from me. I am really proud of my book and I wanted to give it as current an ending as it is possible. We were able to delay the first print run because I do have something to add and where better than here, a place where I can speak freely and feel safe."When Tommy Fury realised as a young boy that he wanted to become a boxer, the odds were stacked against him. His father was sent to prison when Tommy was only nine, casting his family life into chaos. He couldn''t afford a bus ticket to the gym to train, so he''d have to walk three hours instead. When he got there, everyone wanted to fight him - guys much older than him and twice his size - to say they could beat a Fury. In Lightning Can Strike Twice, Tommy Fury opens up about his incredible story - defying pressure and triumphing regardless of the weight of expectation on his shoulders - and the many sides to his life. He shares unfiltered stories about his experience on Love Island, candid insight into his life with Molly-Mae and as a father to their daughter Bambi, and a glimpse behind the scenes of what life is like as part of the UK''s most popular family - including never-before-seen personal photos.Tommy Fury wasn''t supposed to succeed. How could another champion come out of the family that had already produced Tyson Fury? In this open, honest memoir, Tommy shows that lightning can strike twice and that there''s more to being a Fury than knowing how to fight.
And So I Run
And So I Run is a story about running. Jamie Doward uses running as an escape, as a way to evade life’s most painful realities. As the marathon medals stack up, a new obsession creeps in – beating the clock, needing to run a time, a time that once attained would magically solve all of life’s problems. In a world where some self-medicate with alcohol or drugs, Jamie finds his solace in marathon running, each training run, each race, a desperate attempt to outrun depression, shame and a sense of failure. But And So I Run is more than just a story of a 26.2-mile obsession – it’s a celebration of life’s absurdities and an uplifting story about how Jamie redefined his relationship with running. Engaging and relatable, with the marathon at its heart, And So I Run speaks to all runners, offering a raw, witty and human exploration of how we cope, heal and sometimes keep on just putting one foot in front of the other.
Iconic
''A vivid and compelling picture of the broader fashion landscape between 1960 and the present day. Anecdotes? The book is full of them.'' The Times''Dazzling from start to finish.'' Joanna LumleyIn this insightful memoir, Zandra shares her life story for the first time. Told through a variety of mementos collected over the years, it is a vibrant account filled with rockstars and royalty, of life-changing friendships and poignant reflections on her personal triumphs and tragedies, as well as the fears, sacrifices and pressures that come with being an era-defining designer.Full of poignant reflections and life lessons on achieving success while defying convention, Zandra recounts being inspired by her avant-garde mother to her time at the Royal College alongside David Hockney; from a road trip to Rome with Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell, to opening her first London store thanks to a loan from Vanessa Redgrave with Joe Cocker singing With a Little Help From My Friends to the assembled crowd of London''s 1960s fashion scene; from hanging out with Andy Warhol and Halston in New York''s Studio 54 to lifelong friendships with legends such as Karl Lagerfeld and Diana Vreeland; from designing for everyone from Freddie Mercury to Diana Ross, Princess Diana to Barbra Streisand to founding the Fashion and Textile Museum.Capturing the rich and unexpected life of a British icon, this memoir explores what it is to defy the norm.‘Zandra Rhodes has changed the course of fashion history.'' Suzy Menkes, fashion journalist
Clay
''An engrossing history of the deep connection between humans and clay'' KATHERINE MAY, author of Enchantment''Fascinating and powerful'' BRIAN ENOClay is baked into our culture: we have been taking handfuls of earth and forming them into their own image since our history began. In Clay: A Human History, Jennifer Lucy Allan navigates the story of humankind and our relationship to making and creativity through our relationship with this enigmatic, ancient material. Born out of a desire to know and understand the spiritual and practical applications of clay in both its micro and macro histories, Clay: A Human History is a hybrid of archaeology, history and lived experience as an amateur potter.''I have loved learning from every chapter in this beautiful and affecting book'' VASHTI BUNYAN
It’s Not Banter, It’s Racism
This is the story of how one cricketer in Yorkshire started a nationwide conversation, putting a spotlight on a society riddled with bias.Green grass, blue skies, white flannels and the gentle thwack of leather on willow: the quintessential image of Englishness that heralds the start of the cricket season. A so-called gentleman''s game developed with the principle of fair play at its heart. All well and true - unless you''re a person of colour living in Britain today. Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer and England youth captain, learnt this the hard way.When, on 16 November 2021, Azeem stood up and courageously spoke out about his experiences of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club he was coolly dismissed, told that it was "friendly banter" and that he was a troublemaker. The case blew up, and millions of people voiced their support for Azeem.It''s Not Banter, It''s Racism will provide a bracing look at the moments that led up to and defined the watershed meeting where Azeem shared his truth. As well as interviewing key figures involved in the case, Azeem illustrates how the continual denial of racism is sending us backwards as a society, and how pervasive polarisation has become. It is with great sensitivity and determination that Azeem will also unpack his own biases, while also building forgiveness and understanding with the communities he has impacted.Giving voice to the voiceless, Azeem''s book stands for accountability and honesty in a world that would prefer to cancel and silence.
To See Ourselves
Since 1945 the world has changed at breakneck speed, and life in post-war Scotland is now entirely different from what it was like when Alistair Moffat grew up in the quiet Border town of Kelso in the 1950s. At that time the rhythms and practicalities of daily life which had remained constant for many generations were about to change in the most unimaginable ways.This is a book about these changes – many of which have been dizzying and disorientating – and how they have affected each and every one of us in all parts of the country. The main themes, such as housing, healthcare, sport, the media, the arts and entertainment, urban and country life, our relationship with the environment, politics, religion and education, are all viewed through the lens of personal experience. Alistair’s own recollections of big events and small, together with other eyewitness accounts, bring these decades alive in a way that no ordinary history can with a directness and poignancy that underlines how much has been gained – and how much lost.
Anima Fatua
Winner English PEN Translates Award 2025?In Anima Fatua, Anna Lidia Vega Serova draws on her own experiences of growing up in the late Soviet Union to craft a deeply unsettling coming-of-age novel. In the wake of her parent’s divorce, Alia (the novel’s beguiling protagonist) is forced to negotiated her linguistic, racial and sexual otherness amid the maelstrom of perestroika. Despite the many horrors to which she is exposed, largely at the hands of the novel’s grim menagerie of male characters, Alia exerts her own agency at every turn. More antihero than tragic victim, Alia responds in kind to the cruelty around her. She confounds and enthrals as she leads us on a harrowing journey through a country on the brink.Originally published in Spanish to much acclaim in 2008, it has now been translated for the first time into English by Robin Munby – and has been awarded an English PEN Translates award. This is a story full of emotional intensity and dark humour, which in particular will appeal to readers of Margarita García Robayo, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya or Sayaka Murata, looking to delve back into world of complex, charismatic women.
The Friday Afternoon Club
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER''Wise, funny and generous'' The Times''Warm and perceptive'' New York Times''So honest and funny and smart'' Observer''Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story'' Washington Post''Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail'' Los Angeles Times''Full of light, life and colour...a startling tale of precarious American privilege, spotlighting a family that is blessed and cursed'' GuardianAt eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion''s legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe''s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. In his early twenties, he shared a Manhattan apartment with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor selling popcorn at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese.In the midst of it all, Griffin''s twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne''s career as a bestselling author of true crime narratives.And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny and moving characters - its author most of all.
Land Beneath the Waves
A moving, honest and revealing memoir of living with chronic illness, and an examination of the ways a relationship with the natural world can affect us, from debut author and nature writer Nic WilsonWhen Nic Wilson begins researching the history of her local landscape and its wildlife, the last thing she wants to do is consider her own past. But as she unearths tales of giant sequoias, puss moths, nightingales and chalk streams, Nic realises her affinity with the nearby wild began as a way to handle growing up with a mother who lived with a debilitating chronic illness. Now in her forties, and struggling with mental and physical health herself, Nic revisits her childhood to trace the influence of the natural world on her life. As she grapples with revelations from the past, the boundaries between self and land become increasingly porous, and the lure of the wetlands around her home threatens to engulf her. Can she find the strength to face the waves of chronic illness - past and present - and learn to reach for steady ground?With the natural world facing more threats than ever before, Land Beneath the Waves inspires us to develop a meaningful bond with our local natural spaces and landscapes, illuminating a hopeful path towards a better future for human and non-human life.
Fixed
<p><b>'Exposes a dark and corrupt underworld in British football' Joao Castelo-Branco, ESPN</b><br><br><b>'Gritty, dark and inspiring - you won't have read a story like this before' Daniel Taylor, <i>The Athletic</i> and <i>New York Times</i></b><br><br><b>'The descent from talented footballer to convicted criminal is shocking. The journey thereafter is nothing short of inspirational' </b><b>Rob Dorsett, Sky Sports</b><br><br><b>'A compelling and necessary story' Nicolas Sayde, Council of Europe</b><br><br>***<br><br>In 2012, English football was rocked by the biggest match-fixing operation to hit these shores in the modern era. An Asian syndicate had infiltrated the Conference South with players being offered vast sums of money to help rig games and net millions of pounds for the fixers. Loyal fans attending matches were oblivious to the fact that outcomes had been predetermined. The remarkable story of how this syndicate was able to take hold of the national sport is told to us by a man who not only played in many of these games, but went to jail for helping to fix them - Moses Swaibu.<br><br><i>Fixed</i> breaks new ground as Moses Swaibu becomes the first player ever to write openly about how he helped to fix games, revealing exactly what happens on the pitch when a match is being manipulated. He also exposes how the criminal gangs operate, how young professional players are targeted and groomed and the threats of violence that are used to keep them in check. From fixer, to rehabilitation, Swaibu's story of redemption offers a fascinating insight into the ugly side of the beautiful game. This is a sporting account like none ever written before.</p>
Saltwater Mansions
''A proper read-it-in-one-go book, opening up an advent calendar of lives behind the doors of a block of flats''ADAM KAY, author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT''I inhaled it in a sitting - what an exhilarating book. Brave, revealing and unexpected''CATHY RENTZENBRINK, author of THE LAST ACT OF LOVEMargate is in the grip of a heatwave when David Whitehouse stumbles across the mysterious story of a local woman who lived on the ground floor of Saltwater Mansions, a block of flats not far from the sea. On paper, Caroline Lane was unremarkable. She paid her mortgage every month. She always paid her bills. But nobody had seen or heard from her for 13 years, and no one had ever come looking. She had disappeared completely.David quickly becomes as fascinated by this missing woman as the residents of Saltwater Mansions, all of whom have their own theories to share, and their own unique stories to tell. As his obsession grows, David unearths vital clues that private detectives and amateur investigators alike have failed to spot. But the closer he gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that this mystery was never meant to be solved, and that some stories don''t want to be told. What if this one was never about Caroline Lane at all?From acclaimed and award-winning author David Whitehouse, Saltwater Mansions is an astonishing work of creative non-fiction blending reportage and memoir to explore the extraordinary hidden lives of ordinary people, the impact of grief, and the dangerous allure of taking true crime stories into our own hands.
Pôsobivá myšlienka
Vzťahy v našom živote od detstva do dospelosti, vývin vzťahovej väzby v dlhodobej štúdii
"Alan Sroufe vysvetlil vývin tým najucelenejším a najsilnejším spôsobom. Prepletenie jeho osobných skúseností naprieč celou knihou z toho robí veľmi zaujímavý a hmatateľný príbeh. Úžasné!“ — Mary Dozier, Profesorka psychologických vied a vied o mozgu a vedúca katedry Amy E. DuPont pre vývin dieťaťa, Univerzita v Delaware
„Táto kniha je brilantná!“ Alan Sroufe je jeden z najpremýšľavejších a najinšpirujúcejších sociálnych vedcov na svete. Tieto pôsobivé memoáre by si mal prečítať každý.“ — Johann Hari, autor bestselleru Stratené spojenia (Lost Connections) a Naháňanie kriku (Chasing the Scream)
„Aká silná, pôsobivá a odvážna kniha, ktorú Alan Sroufe napísal… Som poctená, že môžem vyjadriť tejto knihe moju nadšenú podporu. Ďakujem, Alan, za všetky tvoje príspevky a za to, že si svoj osobný hlas prepožičal tomuto dôležitému novému daru, ktorý venuješ nášmu odboru.“ — Alicia F. Lieberman, vedúca katedry Duševného zdravia raného veku sponzorovanej Irvingom B. Harrisom, oddelenie Psychiatrie, US San Francisco
„Veľkolepá kombinácia memoárov a vedeckej autobiografie… Pôsobivá myšlienka je pôsobivým rozprávaním, ktoré bude prinášať informácie, inšpirovať a osvetľovať to, ako môžeme vniesť viac odvahy do našich vlastných životov a vytvárať viac spojení medzi nami všetkými, bravo! Ďakujem, profesor Sroufe.“ — Daniel Siegel, profesor klinickej psychiatrie, Lekárska fakulta UCLA a autor bestselleru NY Times Vyvíjajúca sa myseľ (The Developing Mind) a Brainstorm
Elbukni, felállni, elbukni, felállni
Gianluigi Buffon 1995-ben indult, elképesztően hosszú és sikeres karrierje során számtalan rekordot megdöntött a Parmában, a Juventusban és az olasz válogatottban. De vajon mi volt a titka? Hogyan tudott tökéletes fizikai és mentális állapotban futballozni még negyvenévesen is? Miért áldozta fel minden vasárnapját, a nyarakat, a családi vakációkat azért, hogy újabb és újabb trófeákat nyerjen? Hogyan tudott a legsúlyosabb magánéleti problémák közepette is a játékra koncentrálni? Mit csinál, amikor nem a futballal foglalkozik? Mik voltak élete legsötétebb pillanatai?
Az Elbukni, felállni, elbukni, felállni jóval több, mint a valaha élt egyik legjobb kapus pályafutásának krónikája. Ebben a könyvben megismerhetjuk Buffont, a kisfiút, a kamaszt, a férfit, az apát, a futballsztárt és a hétköznapi embert. Mesél a pályán és azon kívul megélt álmairól, terveiről, sikereiről, kudarcairól, félelmeiről, szenvedélyeiről, kínjairól, örömeiről és fájdalmairól. Sokan csak a csillogást és a dicsőséget látják Buffon pályafutásából, ám most őszintén beszél az élete során megélt bukásokról és talpra állásokról, amelyekből jó néhány akadt. Nyíltan vall depressziójáról, a pályafutását övező botrányokról, a sportfogadásokhoz fűződő viszonyáról, szerelmeiről, barátairól, gyermekeiről és hitéről. Gigi Buffon két legenda, Gigi Riva és Gianluca Vialli örökébe lépve ma az olasz válogatott sportigazgatója, és mindenkinél jobban tudja, milyen elbukni, felállni, elbukni és újra felállni...
Your Body of Water
Sex, death, nature and the ?feminine?: an autofiction romance in four acts.Your Body of Water is an interweaving of autofiction with hydro-feminist mythologies, exploring via the emotional landscapes of four rivers and four ?tragic feminine characters? (Ophelia, Leda, the Lady of Shalott and Sappho) the author''s own real life journey, with a dose of tongue-in-cheek humour ? through coming out in Australia, an abusive relationship in Berlin, and navigating queer love in the context of a world literally burning around us ? and finding hope for the future in the stories of her ancestors before her.
The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire
Connie Maguire has always lived in the shadows. Battling low self-esteem, she has spent her life prioritising her only child — and he has flourished, becoming Ireland''s newest rugby star.On the day of her milestone birthday, with Liam''s career about to soar, Connie finally believes she might achieve some happiness.Then tragedy strikes in the dark of night, changing everything.On Ireland''s rugged west coast, the past refuses to stay buried, and Connie must finally confront the devastating truth of what happened on the night that destroyed so many lives.This powerful exploration of motherhood, guilt and redemption questions whether we can truly be free from the mistakes of our past.New from 2025 Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Domhnall O’Donoghue, The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire is perfect for fans of Liz Nugent, Adele Parks and Shari Lapena.''Exquisitely plotted and sensitively written'' - Áine Toner, BELFAST TELEGRAPH''A stunning page-turner'' - Nicola Bardon, THE SUN
The Power of Adrienne Rich
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“A comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.”—New York TimesA major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) transformed herself from a traditional, Radcliffe-educated lyric poet and married mother of three sons into a path-breaking lesbian-feminist author of forceful, uncompromising prose as well as poetry. In doing so, she emerged as an architect and exemplar of the feminist movement, breaking ranks to denounce the male-dominated literary establishment and paving the way for women writers to take their places in the cultural mainstream. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich’s correspondence and in-depth interviews with many people who knew her, Hilary Holladay provides a vividly detailed, full-dimensional portrait of a woman whose work and life continue to challenge and inspire new generations.
Tri saleziánske perly
Tieto krátke príbehy a osobné spomienky na troch vychovávateľov a pedagógov dona Andreja Šándora, dona Augustína Nádaského a dona Rudolfa Blatnického sú mozaikou udalostí a situácií z čias ich pôsobenia v Slovenskom ústave sv. Cyrila a Metoda. Bolo to obdobie autorovej mladosti a príbehy sú vyrozprávané s odstupom rokov a z pohľadu dospelého.
Umožňujú vidieť viac, než je napísané: neraz skrytú námahu tých, ktorým záležalo na živote Cirkvi, v tých rokoch na Slovensku prenasledovanej a utláčanej. Môžeme sledovať ich lásku k vlasti aj ich prezieravosť, ktorá priniesla svoje ovocie.
Ako jednotiaca línia sa celou knihou vinie autorova vďačnosť Bohu za týchto vzácnych ľudí.
Claudia Sini
Claudia Sini sa narodila 19. júna 1975 v Turíne. Od svojich rodičov dostala dar viery a v rodine sa naučila otvorenosti, pohostinnosti, priateľstvu, solidárnosti a pracovitosti. Už ako malá sa rozhodla, že sa stane lekárkou. Vyrastala medzi školou a oratóriom. Po maturite začala v jej srdci rásť túžba úplne sa darovať Bohu. Rozhodla sa pre Sekulárny inštitút dobrovoľníčok dona Bosca (VDB), ktorý ju nadchol svojím spôsobom života a entuziazmom.
Lekárkou sa stala v roku 2001 a ďalej pokračovala v štúdiu v odbore anestézia a resuscitácia. V roku 2008 jej diagnostikovali onkologické ochorenie – Hodgkinov lymfóm.
Do neba odišla 19. júna 2011 v deň svojich 36. narodenín. V tejto knižke nám jej nádherný život odhalia zápisky z troch denníkov.
Čítanie o slávnych osobnostiach je mnohokrát inšpirujúce. Motivujú nás biografie slávnych umelcov, známych hercov alebo významných politikov.
Absolútne prvou biografiou všetkých čias je zrejme Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae, ktorú napísal grék Cornelius Nepos a opisoval v nej životy viacerých gréckych vojenských generálov. Neskôr mal už skoro každý významný vodca svoju biografiu, vrátane Cicera, Júliusa Cézara alebo Alexandra veľkého.
Pri čítaní životopisných kníh máme jedinečnú možnosť sledovať dlhú cestu, ktorú museli títo slávni ľudia prejsť. Uvidíme množstvo pádov a chýb, kvôli ktorým sa ale tieto osoby nevzdali a zobrali ich ako príležitosť zlepšiť sa vo všetkyćh oblastiach. Mnoho v sebe skrývajú aj úprimné rozhovory, ktoré sú často otvorenými vyznaniami a v tejto kategórii nájdete isto aj knihu o človeku, ktorého považujete za svoj vzor a je pre vás inšpiráciou.
Môžete si vybrať, či budete čítať o danej osobe z pohľadu iného človeka, alebo či siahnete po autobiografii. Obidve možnosti majú svoje čaro.
Je všeobecnou pravdou, že dobrá kniha môže ovplyvniť smerovanie nášho života. Pri biografickej literatúre to platí stonásobne, pretože v ruke držíme príbeh reálneho človeka, z ktorého môžeme čerpať mnoho inšpirácie a tipov.
Nájdete tu biografie z oblasti biznisu, filmu a hudby, histórie, literatúry, športu, mafie a podsvetia, náboženstva, politiky, osobností vedy a umenia.
