Philip Stephens
Mar 3, 2013
Gill Bennett’s history of critical UK decisions shows they were messier than they look in hindsight
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Peter Aspden
Mar 1, 2013
A pair of music industry memoirs show management in step with the talent. The FT’s arts writer reviews ‘A Prince Among Stones’ and ‘The Soundtrack of My Life’
Mar 1, 2013
How writers have struggled to find words to describe great art. Jackie Wullschlager reviews ‘The Books that Shaped Art History’, edited by Richard Shone and John-Paul Stonard
Mar 1, 2013
Review of ‘Brain on Fire’, by Susannah Cahalan
Mar 1, 2013
A Czech artist’s childhood account of life in a concentration camp. Juliet Gardiner reviews ‘Helga’s Diary’, by Helga Weiss, translated by Neil Bermel
Mar 1, 2013
The fantastical world of the du Mauriers. Peter J. Conradi reviews ‘Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters’, by Jane Dunn
Feb 24, 2013
Andrew Jack on ‘Poor Numbers’ by Morten Jerven
Feb 22, 2013
A travel writer seeks a tonic in the world of Islamic prohibition. Barney Thompson reviews ‘The Wet and the Dry’, by Lawrence Osborne
Feb 22, 2013
A literary obsession exacts a heavy toll. Emily Stokes reviews ‘Give Me Everything You Have’, by James Lasdun
Feb 22, 2013
Review of ‘How to Create the Perfect Wife’, by Wendy Moore