{"product_id":"evelyn-waugh-a-life-revisited-9781780224862","title":"Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brisk, lively and wonderfully entertaining' John Banville\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent ... read this book' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best single-volume life of the author available' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe much mythologised author of \u003ci\u003eDecline and Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Dust \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited \u003c\/i\u003ewas hailed by Graham Greene as 'the greatest novelist of my generation', yet reckoned by Hilaire Belloc to have been possessed by the devil. Evelyn Waugh's literary reputation has continued to rise since Greene's assessment in 1966. Fifty years after his death, Philip Eade draws on extensive unpublished sources to paint a fresh and compelling portrait of this endlessly fascinating man, telling the full story of his dramatic, colourful and frequently bizarre life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you like your Waugh \u003cb\u003efast, furious and funny\u003c\/b\u003e, there is much to enjoy in Philip Eade's sparkling \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited \u003c\/i\u003e... Waugh's letters are a joy to read, and Eade's coup is his access to a hitherto unpublished cache of them -- Paula Byrne * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eEade isn't a standard literary biographer; he is, by instinct and preference, an entertainer ... He is \u003cb\u003ean assiduous researcher with a considerable narrative gift\u003c\/b\u003e. He also, crucially, likes his subject. Waugh never much cared what anyone thought of him, but Eade does, and time and again he finds justification for what previous biographers have considered questionable behaviour. He also has a nice, wry turn of phrase ... this is \u003cb\u003ean exemplary piece of work\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marcus Berkmann * DAILY MAIL Book of the Week\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eBrisk and entertaining ... intelligent and illuminating ... \u003cb\u003ethe best single-volume life of the author available\u003c\/b\u003e. To read \u003ci\u003eA Life Revisited \u003c\/i\u003eis to experience a reckoning with a man whose life, like his work, is both a solace and a stimulus -- Matthew Adams * IRISH TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential\u003c\/b\u003e ... Eade's pacey new biography delivers the raw material of Waugh's life ... \u003cb\u003etreat the Waugh aficionado in your life\u003c\/b\u003e * SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFor even more laughs, Philip Eade's \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that Waugh's life, already done by divers hands, \u003cb\u003ereally is worth another visit\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Banville * GUARDIAN \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2016\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone with the slightest interest in Evelyn Waugh - and who has not been intrigued by his steady return to favour? - should buy, and keep, Philip Eade's \u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e. Why? Because it is \u003cb\u003epacked with brand new, fascinating information \u003c\/b\u003eabout Waugh, his family, his friends and lovers. As well, it 'rebalances' a number of entrenched, skewed perceptions of man and soldier. And it is \u003cb\u003eirresistibly readable\u003c\/b\u003e -- Donat Gallagher, editor of \u003ci\u003eTHE ESSAYS, ARTICLES AND REVIEWS OF EVELYN WAUGH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[I]t is the force of Waugh's energy - creative, sexual and social - that crackles through the pages of Philip Eade's \u003cb\u003emeticulous and wildly entertaining biography\u003c\/b\u003e ... Eade supplies an \u003cb\u003eastonishing wealth of detail\u003c\/b\u003e ... and is sympathetic to Waugh's many failings without being sycophantic -- Martin Townsend * DAILY EXPRESS *\u003cbr\u003eEade's new biography \u003cb\u003edraws on unpublished letters, diaries and memoirs\u003c\/b\u003e to explore the eccentric larger-than-life story of one of the most acclaimed novelists of the 20th century. Will send readers back to the novels in droves * FINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e represents a sort of tipping point: Eade's even-handedness \u003cb\u003egently but firmly nudges Waugh's work centre stage again\u003c\/b\u003e ... Eade is \u003cb\u003eexcellent on tracing the sources of Waugh's delights and horrors\u003c\/b\u003e, from his life to his work and back again: the failures, the successes, the disappointments, the endless grist to the authorial mill -- Ian Sansom * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Eade makes the case that now is the time to revisit Waugh and see if some of the old charges of cynicism, snobbery and emotional cruelty really hold true. The result is a \u003cb\u003ebright, breezy and sympathetic portrait\u003c\/b\u003e that stops just the right side of sentimental -- Kathryn Hughes * MAIL ON SUNDAY *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egloriously entertaining indulgence\u003c\/b\u003e. There isn't a single dull page in the whole book, and it could easily be twice as long without overstaying its welcome -- Eilis O'Hanlon * IRISH INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Eade has written \u003cb\u003ea brisk, lively, and wonderfully entertaining account of the life of a strange, tormented, unique creature\u003c\/b\u003e. Through \u003cb\u003epage after page one finds oneself laughing aloud\u003c\/b\u003e yet again at stories that have been told and retold many times. While previous biographers have been respectful (Martin Stannard) or compassionate (Selina Hastings), Eade seems genuinely to like his subject, and takes Waugh largely as he presented himself to the world. In his preface he writes that his intention is not to offer us a reassessment of Waugh the writer, but 'to paint a fresh portrait of the man by revisiting key episodes throughout his life and focusing on his most meaningful relationships. In this admirably modest aim he has happily succeeded -- John Banville * NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esplendid treat\u003c\/b\u003e. Eade's exploration of the most significant episodes in the life of this fearless, deeply melancholic comedian is a most\u003cb\u003e worthwhile addition\u003c\/b\u003e to the bowing shelf of Waughiana -- Christopher Hirst * iNEWS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeppered with humour\u003c\/b\u003e ... Eade's fine biography does a very good job of pinning down the particular puckish charisma that made Waugh so popular -- Violet Hudson * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *\u003cbr\u003eThe chief delight of this biography is \u003cb\u003ethe way it foregrounds Waugh's own voice\u003c\/b\u003e ... Above all, Eade sends readers back to the books. You'll want to have at least the short stories, \u003ci\u003eBrideshead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSword of Honour\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy to hand after reading this ... Eade \u003cb\u003eshows just how hard-won his effortless brilliance really was\u003c\/b\u003e -- Suzi Feay * FINANCIAL TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVastly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e ... a Perrier-Jouët book, frothy and fun -- Laura Freeman * STANDPOINT *\u003cbr\u003eFifty years after Evelyn Waugh's death from a heart attack, aged 62, Philip Eade's challenging biography draws on 80 previously unpublished love letters, written by Waugh to the beautiful Teresa 'Baby' Jungman, one of the wildest of the Bright Young Things with whom he was obsessed in the 1930s. It \u003cb\u003ereveals a softer side to his personality\u003c\/b\u003e, different from the brilliant, acerbic wit that previous biographers have focused on ...\u003cb\u003e A fascinating read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rebecca Wallersteiner * THE LADY *\u003cbr\u003eEade's biography is \u003cb\u003ecrisp, diligent and sympathetic\u003c\/b\u003e; his fresh material adds texture to this oft-told story -- James Fergusson * COUNTRY LIFE \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Week\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eEade's \u003cb\u003ethoughtful and thorough\u003c\/b\u003e re-examination will not affect Waugh's status as a novelist, but it may well raise his reputation as a man * NEW STATESMAN *\u003cbr\u003eThis biography, drawing on 80 previously unpublished love letters written by Waugh to Bright Young Thing Teresa 'Baby' Jungman,\u003cb\u003e reveals a softer side \u003c\/b\u003eto the author of \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cb\u003e explores the impact of his complex love life on his novels\u003c\/b\u003e * THE LADY \u003c\/i\u003eChristmas Book Guide\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFor all the value of the newly available sources and the good use to which Mr. Eade has put them, in the end it is his biographical skills and crisp way with words and phrase that make this such \u003cb\u003ea valuable tool for understanding the perplexing figure of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e -- Martin Rubin * WASHINGTON TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eSpurred by the milestone of fifty years since Waugh's death, encouraged by the subject's grandson, Alexander Waugh, and some new material, Eade has launched into this confounding, crowded, complicated life with brio ... 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