{"product_id":"jan-morris-a-life-by-sara-wheeler","title":"Jan Morris : A Life by Sara Wheeler","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Breathtakingly good.' Michael Palin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful.' Paul Theroux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant.' Simon Jenkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Superb.' Colin Thubron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris. She was the twentieth century. Who wouldn't want to write her biography?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including Venice and the Pax Britannica trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morris's work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates 'the meaning of nowhere'; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasn't Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Hardback 432 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003eEdition:Main\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9780571379453\u003cbr\u003ePublished:9 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Biography: literary, Travel writing\u003cbr\u003eWeight:692g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:242 x 164 x 41 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64069392957789,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9780571379453.jpg?v=1775136674","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/jan-morris-a-life-by-sara-wheeler","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}