{"product_id":"edwin-lutyens-9780712668224","title":"Edwin Lutyens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Buckingham University, where she teaches an MA course on biography. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Young Disraeli\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed by Robert Blake as definitive; a highly praised study of the architect Edwin Lutyens and his relationship with his troubled wife, which won the Duff Cooper Prize; and \u003ci\u003eVictoria\u003c\/i\u003e, a short life written for\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe Penguin Monarchs series. Her most recent full biography, \u003ci\u003eBertie: A Life of Edward VII\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and one of the most critically acclaimed books of its year. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Ridley writes book reviews for the \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003eand other newspapers, and has also appeared on radio and several television documentaries. She lives in London and Scotland.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stature of Edwin Lutyens as an artist is beyond dispute; what remains tantalising is the psychology of that extraordinary man. Jane Ridley analyses his character and investigates his misdemeanours and the tragedy of his marriage with unsentimental acuity to create a compelling new biography of Britain's greatest architect -- Gavin Stamp\u003cbr\u003eJane Ridley's picture of the times is engrossingly full. Her story moves fast, the detail is well chosen, the architectural writing vigorous...a rich and enjoyable book -- Jan Dalley * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHer remorselessly intelligent take on Lutyens is strangely uplifting...a beguilingly obdurate love story...What a complex man, what an architect - and what a good book -- Jay Merrick * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an outstandingly good book, the best biography of an architect that I, at least, have ever read and as sad a story as Ford's \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e -- Christopher Woodward * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eJane Ridely makes us admire his passion, his education, his dedication, his integrity. This is a truly excellent biography, sympathetic but not uncritical, always interesting and at times absolutely gripping -- Lynn Barber * New Statesman *","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742283661655,"sku":"9780712668224","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780712668224.jpg?v=1758383969","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/edwin-lutyens-9780712668224","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}